June 24 (UPI) -- A California federal judge issued a nationwide block against the government policy of arresting people at immigration courts and detaining them for more than 12 hours in short-term facilities. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts wrote in his opinion Tuesday that the policies were " arbitrary and capricious " and violated the Administrative Procedure Act. He said the lawyers representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn't give "reasoned explanations for their actions." "