OAKLAND, Calif. - The Alameda County public defender is blasting what he says is the first ICE arrest at the courthouse, which is forbidden in California.

1st ICE arrest at Alameda County courthouse

The arrest of the unidentified person occurred on Sept. 15, according to a statement from Public Defender Brendon Woods.

Woods refused to say more about the person other than the fact that the ICE detention does not appear related to the person's criminal case. The person also does not appear to have any criminal convictions, Woods said.

"ICE raids at our courthouses must stop immediately," Wood said in a statement. "People who follow a judge’s orders to attend court should not have to fear federal agents kidnapping them and dragging them away to detention centers. Our democracy cannot fu

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