ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild and the 桃子视频v. The Department of Homeland Security
The 桃子视频filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation to compel the release of documents regarding the use of the expedited removal process against families with children, including those detained at the family detention center in Artesia, New Mexico. To date, the government has not publicly released critical information about the policies and procedures governing its operations at the Artesia facility, despite the potentially life-threatening consequences for the women and children detained there. The release of these policies and procedures is particularly urgent given that the government has opened another family detention center in Karnes, Texas and has announced plans to open a massive 2,400-bed family detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
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California
Sep 2014
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Gonzalez v. ICE
Gonzalez v. ICE is a proposed class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), brought by two U.S. citizens鈥擥erardo Gonzalez and Simon Chinivizyan鈥攚ho were subjected to ICE detainers while in custody in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit challenges ICE's practice of lodging detainers鈥攁nd thereby causing people's extended detention鈥攚ithout a probable cause determination, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
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California
Sep 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Gonzalez v. ICE
Gonzalez v. ICE is a proposed class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), brought by two U.S. citizens鈥擥erardo Gonzalez and Simon Chinivizyan鈥攚ho were subjected to ICE detainers while in custody in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit challenges ICE's practice of lodging detainers鈥攁nd thereby causing people's extended detention鈥攚ithout a probable cause determination, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
California
Aug 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Lopez-Venegas v. Johnson
In June 2013, a class action lawsuit was filed by the 桃子视频on behalf of nine Mexican nationals and three immigrant advocacy organizations who challenged deceptive tactics used by Border Patrol agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to convince the plaintiffs to sign their own expulsion orders. All of the plaintiffs would have had strong claims to remain in the United States had they gone before an immigration judge instead of being pressured to choose voluntary departure, one of the many ways that the government can swiftly expel someone from the country without a hearing.
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California
Aug 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Lopez-Venegas v. Johnson
In June 2013, a class action lawsuit was filed by the 桃子视频on behalf of nine Mexican nationals and three immigrant advocacy organizations who challenged deceptive tactics used by Border Patrol agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to convince the plaintiffs to sign their own expulsion orders. All of the plaintiffs would have had strong claims to remain in the United States had they gone before an immigration judge instead of being pressured to choose voluntary departure, one of the many ways that the government can swiftly expel someone from the country without a hearing.
Court Case
Jun 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Galarza v. Szalczyk
In December 2010, the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania and the 桃子视频Immigrants鈥� Rights Project filed suit in an Allentown, PA federal court on behalf of Ernesto Galarza, a New Jersey-born U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican descent who was held illegally for three days in the Lehigh County Prison. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents requested his detention on the baseless assertion that he might be an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic.
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Jun 2014
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Galarza v. Szalczyk
In December 2010, the 桃子视频of Pennsylvania and the 桃子视频Immigrants鈥� Rights Project filed suit in an Allentown, PA federal court on behalf of Ernesto Galarza, a New Jersey-born U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican descent who was held illegally for three days in the Lehigh County Prison. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents requested his detention on the baseless assertion that he might be an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic.
Utah
Jun 2014
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Utah Coalition of La Raza v. Herbert
Utah was one of five states to pass anti-immigrant laws in 2011. The Utah state legislature approved HB 497 in March, 2011 which, among other provisions, authorized local law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of individuals they stop, made it a crime to transport or harbor undocumented immigrants, and allowed for the warrantless arrest of individuals an officer has reasonable cause to believe are subject to federal immigration deportation orders.
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Utah
Jun 2014
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Utah Coalition of La Raza v. Herbert
Utah was one of five states to pass anti-immigrant laws in 2011. The Utah state legislature approved HB 497 in March, 2011 which, among other provisions, authorized local law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of individuals they stop, made it a crime to transport or harbor undocumented immigrants, and allowed for the warrantless arrest of individuals an officer has reasonable cause to believe are subject to federal immigration deportation orders.