Cases · ICE civil arrests at immigration courts and state courthouses
State of California v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Latest development
California challenged civil immigration arrests at state courthouses
The filed October 15 complaint initiates the action. Subsequent motions and rulings remain unverified.
- Status as of
- October 15, 2026
- Source
- Latest order (PDF)
- Docket reviewed through
- October 15, 2026
About the case
On October 15, 2026, California filed a complaint challenging ICE’s courthouse-enforcement directives and civil immigration arrests at California state courts. It alleges violations of the APA and the Tenth Amendment and requests declaratory relief, vacatur, and injunctions. The complaint establishes requests for relief, not a ruling barring arrests.
Relief
California requests vacatur of the operative courthouse-enforcement directive and an injunction against civil immigration arrests at California courts. No injunction or nationwide relief is established.
What's next
Verify subsequent district-court motions and rulings; the complaint sets no hearing date.
New on the docket, not yet reviewed
Nothing new since the last review.
Reviewed events
California filed challenge to ICE courthouse arrests
State of California v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · C.D. Cal. · Source
In the news
- Filed complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, ECF 1Central District of California filing via California Attorney General · Oct 15, 2026