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Obama-appointed judge rules ICE can’t arrest illegals in Massachusetts courthouses

An agent from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency keeps watch at the side of a house while other agents from ICE are inside in search of a suspect during a sweep to capture illegal aliens with a criminal record in the Boston area, Tuesday, June 13, 2006, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston. More than 2,100 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the nationwide raid began May 26. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

ICE cannot make civil arrests at Massachusetts courthouses, a federal judge ruled Thursday, dealing a major victory to activists who’d said immigrants were scared to show up for fear of being captured.

Musicians play music next to the U.S. border wall topped with razor wire in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, June 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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In this Oct. 24, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, members of the 7th Reconnaissance Squadron prepare to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk on Thursday, June 20, 2019, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident. (Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan/U.S. Air Force via AP)

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Visitors walk around the 40-foot Maryland Peace Cross dedicated to World War I soldiers on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 in Bladensburg, Md. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) **FILE**

Peace Cross can stay, Supreme Court rules

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In this May 25, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks to local residents at a coffee shop in Mason City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Black pro-life activists rip Gillibrand for racism comparison: ‘The sanctity of life knows no color’

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