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    ICE arrests in courtrooms escalate feud over immigration policy

    by Brittny Mejia and Jazmine Ulloa, Los Angeles Times Aug 30, 2018 5 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Yovanny Ontiveros-Cebreros arrived at the Sacramento courthouse expecting to plead not guilty to felony drug charges and be allowed to go home. His attorney had said that was standard procedure.

    Instead, an immigration agent approached the 38-year-old after his arraignment and put him in handcuffs, saying he was wanted for unlawful re-entry into the United States.

    With the Trump administration pushing for speedier deportations and hard-line immigration enforcement, California officials have tried to ensure that state courthouses - along with schools and hospitals - remain "safe zones" so that witnesses and crime victims, among others, won't be afraid to come forward.

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials maintain that making arrests in court in some ways is preferable because it provides a secure environment, where there's no risk their target

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