{
  "id": 17959691,
  "title": "Judge Calls for More ICE Agents on Witness Stand: 'Willing To Lie'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/judge-calls-for-more-ice-agents-on-witness-stand-willing-to-lie",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T12:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/judge-calls-more-ice-agents-witness-stand-willing-lie-12654629"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal judge in Oregon has called for additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to testify under oath after discovering an agent had lied in an official arrest record. U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai, a Biden appointee, believes live testimony is crucial when disputing government officers' accounts, as written statements alone are insufficient when witnesses are willing to lie. The judge emphasized that examination and cross-examination are necessary to uncover the truth and hold government agents accountable for their actions. The case involved warrantless immigration arrests in Oregon, and the judge's previous injunction required officers to determine the likelihood of a person fleeing before obtaining a warrant. However, ICE has repeatedly clashed with federal courts over its mass deportation agenda, and judges have imposed stricter regulations on ICE due to allegations of racial profiling and constitutional violations. During subsequent evidentiary hearings that included testimony from immigration officers, the judge found that the arrest report prepared by an ICE deportation officer contained discrepancies and intentional falsification. Kasubhai rejected the officer's explanation of the discrepancies as mere mistakes and characterized the act as intentional, coordinated falsification. The judge also found that ICE's arrest records and reporting contained errors, false information, and repeated language, making the records unreliable for determining the validity of warrantless arrests. Kasubhai emphasized that if individuals are not called to testify under oath in a courtroom, government agents will not be held accountable for their actions.",
  "summary": "A federal judge says ICE agents should face questioning under oath after live testimony exposed false claims in an arrest record.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}