Federal judge rules against DHS on warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon

Federal judge bars DHS from carrying out warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon without individualized assessments of flight risk.

Federal agents forcibly detain an anti-I.C.E. protester outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on Oct. 12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty)

DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The Associated Press reported that Kasubhai was presented with evidence showing immigration agents in Oregon carried out enforcement operations in which people were arrested without warrants or individualized determinations that they were likely to flee.

During a daylong hearing, the court heard testimony from one of the plaintiffs, Victor Cruz Gamez, a 56-year-old grandfather who has lived in the United States for more than two decades.

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Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and police, clash with protesters outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Oct. 4, 2025 in Portland, Oregon.  (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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The AP reported that a lawyer for the federal government apologized to the 56-year-old for his treatment and its impact on his family.

"Due process calls for those who have great power to exercise great restraint," Kasubhai said. "That is the bedrock of a democratic republic founded on this great constitution. I think we’re losing that."

Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

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