A federal judge in California has struck down Trump administration policies that allowed immigration arrests inside courthouses and extended detention in short-term facilities to up to 72 hours. US District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled the policies of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Justice Department's immigration review office were "arbitrary and capricious," finding the administration had failed to provide legally required justifications for overturning longstanding restrictions. The ruling, which reinstates Biden-era limits that confined courthouse arrests to narrow circumstances such as national security threats and capped short-term detentions at 12 hours, is a significant setback to the Trump administration's broad immigration enforcement drive launched since January 2025.