A federal judge in California blocks a Trump administration policy that allows immigration authorities to make arrests at immigration court courthouses across the United States. In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts of the Northern District of California found that the policy changes by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were “arbitrary and capricious.” The judge’s decision also vacates related government guidance that had expanded how long certain noncitizens could be held in short-term detention cells, reportedly up to 72 hours, according to the coverage. The ruling applies nationwide and prevents the government from carrying out the contested courthouse-arrest practice while the policy is blocked. Several outlets report that the decision also extends to a similar set of changes made by another arm of the federal government, the Department of Justice’s executive office for immigration review, which removed limits tied to courthouse arrests. The judge’s findings focus on administrative procedures and the reasoning provided for the policy shifts rather than on the underlying immigration enforcement goals. The ruling represents a court setback for the administration’s broader immigration enforcement approach.