In a letter addressed to Judge Kevin Castel and filed Tuesday, Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, conceded that the administration made misrepresentations to the court about a May 2025 ICE memo that has been repeatedly referenced by the DOJ in court filings.   While the government previously leaned on this guidance to defend its policy of detaining migrants at their hearings, the DOJ now admits the memo applies only to traditional courthouses, not