The presence in and around New York state courts of officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has increased dramatically in the last two years. (Photo: Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
The increased presence of federal immigration officers in and around New York state courts has led to a sharp decline in equal access to litigation and the use of legal services by undocumented immigrants, a new report released Wednesday found.
The report, released by a coalition of public defenders, civil legal services providers and others, called on the Office of Court Administration to immediately promulgate a rule requiring those officers to obtain a federal judicial arrest warrant before entering state courts to make an arrest.
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