Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration to stop ICE officers from abducting people who show up to New York courthouses for their immigration appointments.

On August 1, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), and others filed suit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of The Door and African Communities Together, organizations that work with noncitizens in immigration proceedings.

Masked officers have been stalking the hallways of New York’s courthouses, disappearing people who attend their mandatory immigration appointments. In June, this practice made headlines when ICE agents arrested New York City Comptroller Brad Lander at a Manhattan courthouse. Lander linked arms with a man ICE agents were attempting to ar

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