On Trump administration policy of making immigration arrests near courthouses, challenged by NYS and Bklyn DA's office, SDNY Judge Rakoff is holding an argument. Inner City Press was in courtroom 14B, didn't use phone. But now... Thread 
@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP While Trump Administration lawyers argued for their motion to dismiss, Judge Rakoff quipped that he's required to consider Congress all knowing, said "that's what's called a legal fiction."
@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP Trump administration cited, for only one of its points, a decision called Ryan. Judge Rakoff remarked, "Any court in a storm."
@sdnylive @MatthewLeeICP Trump administration counsel argued that common law privilege against arrests near/in courthouse was based on them NOT being able to be served where they came from. Now with long-arm statutes, and "aliens" under INA, the argument it that it does not apply
