Since then, ICE agents have been conducting aggressive arrests immediately after immigration hearings, even of individuals pursuing asylum claims. The lawsuit demands an immediate end to federal policies authorizing courthouse arrests and the use of hold rooms for long-term detention and concrete changes to the conditions at 630 Sansome. Courthouse arrests are unlawful, deceptive, and take advantage of people's belief that they will be treated fairly in our legal system. "– Lauren Davis, Legal Fellow, ACLU of Northern California"A courthouse must be a sanctuary for the rule of law, not a space for government ambushes. ICE's courthouse arrests are intentional—they are designed to terrorize immigrants.