WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The head of the state police force is taking responsibility after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested an undocumented immigrant inside a Maui courthouse.

Critics say the tactic creates a climate of fear that has no place in the justice system.

Surveillance video from inside the Wailuku courthouse on Oct. 21 shows plainclothes ICE agents coming through a back entrance.

They found and arrested Esteban Tlachi Valazquez after his court appearance for driving under the influence and driving without a license.

The head of Hawaii’s Department of Law Enforcement says that should not have happened.

“It was brought to my attention that one of our sheriffs had violated an internal memo that stated that we will not participate in immigration-related

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