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At first, it appeared to be a calmer than usual morning.

For at least the past three weeks , Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested asylum-seekers following routine court hearings at Judge Patrick O’Brien’s immigration courtroom at 630 Sansome St. in downtown San Francisco.

This Thursday, about a dozen people made it out of the court unscathed. One man joyfully shouted with relief the moment he stepped out of the courtroom and didn’t see ICE officers waiting for him in the hallway.

But the last person on Judge O’Brien’s 8:30 a.m. docket would not be so lucky.

The Department of Homeland Security filed a motion to dismi

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