Border officials violated warrantless arrests order: Judge

A federal judge in California ruled that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents violated a court order by making warrantless immigration arrests during an enforcement operation in Sacramento last summer. Judge Jennifer Thurston found the agency had engaged in a pattern of violating her previous April ruling that restricted such arrests without warrants. The decision underscores ongoing tensions between immigration enforcement and Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Courts have repeatedly grappled with the scope of CBP's authority to detain immigrants, particularly in interior enforcement operations away from the border. The ruling could affect how federal immigration agents conduct future operations in California and potentially influence similar cases elsewhere.