ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Lopez-Venegas v. Johnson
In June 2013, a class action lawsuit was filed by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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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Utah
Jun 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
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
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
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.
Court Case
Jun 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Galarza v. Szalczyk
In December 2010, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigrants’ 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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Court Case
Jun 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Galarza v. Szalczyk
In December 2010, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigrants’ 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.
Arizona
May 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
(Formerly Friendly House et al. v. Whiting).
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most hotly disputed part of Arizona's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, which requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is "reasonable suspicion" they are not in the U.S. legally. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, will continue to challenge the Arizona law on other constitutional grounds.
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Arizona
May 2014
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
(Formerly Friendly House et al. v. Whiting).
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most hotly disputed part of Arizona's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, which requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is "reasonable suspicion" they are not in the U.S. legally. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, will continue to challenge the Arizona law on other constitutional grounds.
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Oct 2012
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Southern California, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.
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Oct 2012
ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Southern California, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Immigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.