[hidingfearful]

a federal agency that doesn't follow the law should lose the protection of the law. Charge the ICE agents with attempted kidnapping of the immigrant and actual kidnapping of the judge.

[rchaud]

I imagine they'll soon be putting a spin on George W Bush-era legal arguments about the applicability of Geneva Conventions on "non-uniformed combatants". In this case, if the ICE agents weren't uniformed at the time of arrest, they can't be considered agents of the federal government, and thus can't be subject to legal redress.

[Aeolun]

Does that mean they’ll just be trespassers that can be shot if they enter your property unannounced like a gang of hooligans?

[whoknowsidont]

That statement isn't even close or applicable to any hypothetical actions the judge could have taken here. If the judge did something unlawful there are already lawful mechanisms for dealing with that and NONE of those mechanisms involve ICE detaining the judge.

This is exactly what it looks like, nothing else.

[kenjackson]

I don't think citizens have a legal obligation to enforce immigration law (generally).

[rolph]

a judge doesnt enforce law, they are tasked with providing a neutral recourse to the overarching principal of justice, during the proceedings of the court.

[trelane]

Um, I sense you're being ironic.