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ICE violated order about warrantless arrests in DC, judge says

Nbcwashington · · 359 words · By Mauricio Casillas
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been violating a court order over how they carry out arrests in D.C., a federal judge says.

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What happened

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been violating a court order over how they carry out arrests in D.C., a federal judge says.

Why it matters

The order issued in December barred ICE from making warrantless arrests unless agents first determined there was probable cause the person could flee before a warrant could be obtained.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been violating a court order over how they carry out arrests in D.C., a federal judge says.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a federal judge ruled that ICE's warrantless arrest policy in D.C. likely violated federal law and issued an injunction against it.
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web search NEUTRAL — The terms "Federal" and "National" in government agency or program names generally indicate affiliation with the federal government; for instance, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Oceanic…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Government_of_the_Un…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pay your taxes. Get your refund status. Find IRS forms and answers to tax questions. We help you understand and meet your federal tax responsibilities.
https://www.irs.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal News Network covers the latest issues and breaking stories within the U.S. government that affects federal employees and our communities. Read more.
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Claim 2: “Attorneys argued warrantless arrests continued after the preliminary injunction, documenting 33 cases.”
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While sources mention that warrantless arrests continued after injunctions (one source mentions Judge R. Brooke Jackson in a different context), there is no specific mention of '33 cases' being documented by attorneys in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal district judge ruled on Tuesday in a case against the Department of Homeland Security over warrantless civil immigration arrests.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/02/us/dc-ruling-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Historic injunction issued: Federal judge prohibits ICE from making warrantless arrests in Oregon without probable cause that someone will flee, marking a major constitutional protection for immigrant…
https://voicemv.com/oregon-judge-blocks-warrantless-ice-arre…
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web search NEUTRAL — They even acknowledged that full-blown warrantless arrests are still happening among people ICE agents aren’t targeting, even since a preliminary injunction was issued by U.S. District Judge R. Brooke…
https://www.cpr.org/2026/03/11/judge-criticizes-ice-warrantl…
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Claim 3: “She issued a 45-page opinion in which she stated Department of Homeland Security was relying on a memo by acting ICE Director Todd Lyons that authorized agents to arrest people deemed “likely to escape.””
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The evidence confirms Judge Beryl Howell issued rulings on this matter and criticized DHS's abandonment of the probable cause standard, but the specific detail regarding a '45-page opinion' and a 'memo by acting ICE Director Todd Lyons' is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal judge says instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-trump-warrantless-arrests-imm…
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web search NEUTRAL — TL;DR: Late Tuesday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. issued a sweeping decision that halts the administration's warrantless immigration sweeps across the District. Judge Beryl Howell granted a pre…
https://ashtalks.substack.com/p/how-judge-beryl-howell-stopp…
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web search NEUTRAL — United States District Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Department of Homeland Security's own statements about its policy and practice reveal an "abandonment of the probable cause standard."
https://reason.com/2025/12/04/federal-judge-confirms-what-we…
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Claim 4: “The order issued in December barred ICE from making warrantless arrests unless agents first determined there was probable cause the person could flee before a warrant could be obtained.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the court order prohibited warrantless arrests unless there was probable cause that the person would flee (flight risk).
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web search NEUTRAL — A warrantless arrest is illegal when ICE does not have probable cause for either requirement.The court ordered ICE and other federal agents to stop carrying out this unlawful policy of making warrantl…
https://www.washlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025_Esco…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge blocks ICE from making warrantless arrests in DC without flight-risk proof. The ruling requires agents to document specific facts supporting flight risk claims used for the warrantless arrests.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/judge-blocks-ice-from-making-warr…
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal judge ruled in December that the administration’s use of warrantless immigration arrests likely violated federal law and issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting such arrests without prob…
https://cnsmaryland.org/2026/02/27/dhs-defies-court-order-on…
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Claim 5: “The Trump administration filed an appeal.”
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The cross-references provided discuss the Trump administration appealing rulings on tariffs and detention policies, but none of the provided evidence confirms an appeal specifically for the D.C. warrantless arrest ruling mentioned in the claims.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump administration on Friday appealed court ruling that 10 per cent global tariff imposed in February was not justified by 1970s trade law
https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3352965/trump…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court ruling that a 10% global tariff imposed in February was not justified under a 1970s trade law.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/trump-administration-appeals…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy on Wednesday.
https://axios.com/2026/05/06/trump-ice-immigration-detention…
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Claim 6: “U.S. District Court for D.C. Judge Beryl Howell ruled Thursday ICE was not fully complying with her order.”
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While the specific 'Thursday' ruling on non-compliance is not explicitly dated in the snippets, multiple sources confirm Judge Beryl Howell presided over this specific case and issued rulings against the administration's warrantless arrest practices in D.C.
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web search NEUTRAL — The ruling from U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell is the first to permanently block an executive order issued by Trump punishing a law firm for representing clients or causes that he dislikes. "No Amer…
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-s1-5385355/perkins-coie-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell found the executive order targeting Perkins Coie violates First, Fifth and Sixth amendments.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-executive-order-perkins-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — US District Judge Beryl Howell ruled that the executive order targeting Perkins Coie violated the First, Fifth and Sixth Amendments, calling it a “blunt exercise of power” that “is not a legitimate us…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/politics/perkins-coie-trump-e…
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Claim 7: “Advocacy groups CASA and the ACLU sued the Trump administration to end to warrantless arrests in the District.”
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The web search results for 'CASA' returned a children's advocacy group and a handyman start-up, not the specific immigrant advocacy group mentioned in the claim. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming the ACLU and CASA filed this specific lawsuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Court Appointed Special Advocate® (CASA) and guardian ad litem (GAL) volunteers are appointed by judges to advocate for children’s best interests. This best-interest advocacy makes a life-changing dif…
https://nationalcasagal.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Marketplace is a convenient destination on Facebook to discover, buy and sell items with people in your community.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/105960942768094/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2026 · Casa, a company founded by former Uber executives, says it uses artificial intelligence and a stable of handymen to take care of members’ homes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/business/dealbook/casa-ha…
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