Thread: State, Local Cops May Not Make Immigration Arrests, NY Appeals Court Rules

Writing for the panel, Presiding Justice Alan Scheinkman noted that immigration violations are civil, rather than criminal, in nature, and that warrants for civil offenses must be issued by a court.

That's not true. Some immigration violations are civil but many are criminal.

I don't understand since he had already violated an immigration agreement why he had to go to immigration court instead of just being deported. I thought when they had entered the country legally and had an expired visa as in his case that ICE could just pick them up and deport them for immigration violations especially if they've committed a criminal office while here, like a DUI.