Deepti Hajela reports in Time Magazine that a court directive took effect April 17 barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests inside courthouses in New York without judicial warrants or orders. The Immigrant Defense Project reported 178 arrests in New York state courthouses in 2018, compared to 11 in 2016. "Judges can't do their jobs unless people come to court," Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks said. ICE officials did not comment on the directive, which mandates a warrant or order issued by a federal judge and reviewed by a New York judge or court attorney before making an arrest. “This new rule will truly help protect immigrant New Yorkers from the pervasive and rampant immigration enforcement at courthouses that we have seen on a regular basis since the start of the Trump Administration,” said Janet Sabel of The Legal Aid Society. “In order for our judicial system to function properly, all immigrants — including our clients who have been accused of a crime, parents appearing in family court, and survivors of abuse, among others — must have unimpeded access to courts.” Read the full story in Time Magazine.