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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday defended its policy of having Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest people at their immigration court hearings after a class-action lawsuit was filed that seeks to stop the practice.

I can’t in good conscience tell them that they’re not in danger,’ the attorney said, referring to the fast-tracking of detentions and deportations.

U.S. District Judge Amy Baggio ordered immediate release of a 24-year-old transgender woman from ICE detention, finding her arrest unlawful.

A federal judge paused enforcement of a harsh anti-immigration law in April, citing the likelihood that a pending legal challenge would succeed — but Florida Highway Patrol officers continued to enforce the law and arrested at least 27 people in the weeks that followed, HuffPost has learned.

The judges and defense lawyers discussed requesting virtual court hearings to protect defendants from being arrested by federal immigration officers.

Utah is down two immigration judges since January, and local attorneys think it's part of the nationwide immigration judge firings. Attorneys said they are worried there will be more delays in cases or rushed deportations.

The Jackson Heights-raised judge who presided over Donald Trump’s criminal case criticized the fellow Queens man’s policies regarding immigration and the rule of law during a local bar association event in the World’s Borough this week.