Connecticut courts seek to slow immigration arrests inside courthouses

Connecticut’s courts rolled out new policies Tuesday in an attempt to put conditions on immigration agents who take someone into custody inside a courthouse.

The polices, which apply to all law enforcement, require a warrant to make an arrest inside a courthouse and prevent officers or agents from wearing a mask in the building.

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The policies come amid criticism that Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents have been detaining people without showing a warrant and while wearing masks or not identifying themselves.

“Judges, staff, litigants, members of the public – they all must be able to conduct business in our courthouses without fear of disruption,” Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Raheem L. Mullins said d