Tell DHS: Keep ICE Agents Out of Courtrooms

Courthouses are meant to deliver justice — not fear. But under Donald Trump, ICE is turning them into traps for immigrants and refugees.

Across the country, ICE agents are waiting outside courtrooms and arresting people as soon as hearings end. The arrestees are parents coming for custody cases, survivors seeking protection orders, and immigrants doing exactly what the law requires of them. Showing up for court now means risking detention or deportation.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem can stop this immediately. The Department of Homeland Security has the power to ban ICE arrests in and around courthouses and restore clear nationwide protections so people can seek justice without fear.

Tell DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: “Keep ICE agents out of courtrooms. Restore courthouse protections nationwide and stop turning justice into a trap.”

When people are afraid to go to court, victims stay silent, witnesses disappear, and abusers walk free. The rule of law collapses not just for immigrants, but for everyone who depends on the courts to be safe and fair. 

It all sends a chilling message — trust the justice system, and you could lose everything.

Now, states are being forced to act where DHS won’t. Illinois just passed new courthouse protections to stop these arrests. But basic rights shouldn’t depend on where you live.

Sign now if you agree that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem must protect the safety of all of us by restoring longstanding policies that restricted ICE arrests in courthouses.

The petition to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reads: “Keep ICE agents out of courtrooms. Restore courthouse protections nationwide and stop turning justice into a trap.”