Michigan Supreme Court approves rule banning civil arrests, including by ICE, at legal proceedings

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 750

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Michigan Supreme Court adopted a rule on Wednesday to prohibit civil arrests, including the civil immigration warrants commonly used by ICE, which are administrative warrants, not judicial warrants.

Specifically, the new rule, which will go into effect on May 1, states that “Parties, attorneys, and subpoenaed witnesses are not subject to civil arrest while going to, attending, and returning from the places they are required to attend.”

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