A judge barred federal agents from conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests in Washington, D.C. without first establishing probable cause of a suspect's flight risk.

Why it matters: Tuesday's ruling is the latest courtroom loss for President Trump's mass deportation agenda, with U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell finding agents systematically ignored federal law in issuing arrests.

Between the lines: The administration was repeatedly undermined by its own statements, with officials boasting they used a lower legal standard than what was required for arrests, the ruling said. • "The government's defense appears to be that the individuals behind these statements are ignorant or incompetent, or both," Howell wrote in her 88-page order. • "This defense puts a new twist on the old s

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