A federal judge has ordered a pause on certain Immigration and Customs Enforcement practices in Alabama construction settings after a series of jobsite raids led to detentions.
The detentions involved an Alabama Latino U.S. citizen who worked as a concrete worker, according to the source material cited by Engineering News-Record.
The ruling applies to ICE actions in construction without warrants, and the order was issued in Alabama on or before Oct. 9, 2026, the publication date of the report.
The source says the judge acted in response to those detentions, but it does not provide additional details about the underlying cases, the scope of the raids, or any wider construction program.
Engineering News-Record reported the development in its Oct. 9, 2026 article, drawing attention to the enforcement limits now in place for construction sites in the state.
