Sergio Martínez-Beltrán A man from Venezuela is detained by masked federal agents after his hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on January 28, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption Justice Department lawyers admitted this week they used erroneous information when defending arrests made by Immigration and Custom Enforcement at immigration courthouses. In a letter Tuesday to U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel of New York City, the DOJ conceded a 2025 ICE memo cited in court to defend the agency's arrests in courthouses does not apply to immigration courts. The DOJ filed the letter as part of a lawsuit brought by the New York City-based immigrant advocacy organizations African Communities Together and The Door.…