A federal judge has issued an emergency order blocking the Milford High School student detained by ICE from being transferred out of Massachusetts for 72 hours.

After an 18-year-old was detained by federal agents on his way to volleyball practice in Milford on Saturday, ICE officials defended their decision — despite the teen not being the intended target.

Mass judge blocks ICE from transferring Milford student out of state after teen was detained on his way to volleyball practice.

Migrants are being detained by immigration agents in courthouse hallways nationwide, sometimes moments after pleading their cases, raising alarm among attorneys and advocates who say the practice is turning immigration courts from places of due process into zones of fear.

The leadership changes at ICE come as the Trump administration is facing challenges reaching the president’s goal of removing 1 million unauthorized immigrants in his first year.