NY Judge Slams ICE’s ‘Villainy’ in Youth Immigrant Detention Row

Immigration officers “grossly abused” their authority when they arrested an immigrant with youth deportation protections for “undefined reasons,” a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Judge Gary R. Brown of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York rebuked Immigration and Customs Enforcement for revoking Hesler Asaf Garcia Lanza’s work authorization, requiring him to wear an ankle monitor, and fining him more than $5,000 after Brown ordered his release in January.

“This isn’t how things are supposed to work in America. Unquestionably, the laws of human decency condemn such villainy,” Brown said.

Garcia Lanza, a 24-year-old who ...