San Diego lawsuit challenges ICE courthouse arrests of asylum seekers
Sep 9, 2025·Location: San Diego, CA

A San Diego law firm filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking to stop ICE from arresting asylum seekers at immigration court hearings. The lawsuit argues that courthouse arrests violate constitutional rights and due process and impact the immigration court system. The suit was filed on behalf of two asylum seekers arrested at San Diego's immigration court, both of whom had no criminal records and regularly attended their hearings.
Sources
- San Diego class-action suit says ICE courthouse arrests are illegal
KPBS·Sep 9, 2025·archived copy
- San Diego lawsuit aims to prohibit ICE arrests outside immigration courtrooms
sandiegouniontribune.com·Sep 12, 2025·archived copy
- Lawsuit over San Diego immigration court arrest may give insight into ICE practices
nbcsandiego.com·Jul 2, 2025·archived copy
- ICE target of federal lawsuit by Otay Mesa detainee over courthouse arrests
timesofsandiego.com·Jun 21, 2025·archived copy
More incidents in California
- Irvine special education teacher detained at LAX, transferred to Adelanto ICE facilityOct 6, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
- Former DACA recipient dies of sepsis after Adelanto ICE staff ignored infection, family suesOct 3, 2026 · Adelanto, CA
- Senator tours SFO airport holding room, cites prolonged ICE detentionsOct 1, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
- Mexican man captured by drone-tracking agents in Buena Park fraud sweepOct 1, 2026 · Buena Park, CA
- Irish man detained at airport deported to UK before bond hearingSep 30, 2026 · San Jose, CA
- Ghanaian respiratory therapist chained and detained at SFO gate over visa overstaySep 30, 2026 · San Francisco, CA