Trump judge slams federal agents for falsifying records in stunning rebuke

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 6, 2026 · 5m

What happened

AlterNet reports that U.S. District Judge Gary Brown found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wrongfully arrested two people—including a U.S. citizen—and then falsified official records to support claims of mistaken identity. Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, reached that conclusion after examining explanations ICE had repeatedly offered for detentions arising from civil immigration enforcement.

Brown wrote that judges had previously been told detainees were confused with enforcement targets because of similarities in appearance or physical description. His…