Immigration
Jun. 21, 2013
ACLU takes aim at unlawful immigrant detentions
Federal immigration officials have unlawfully held 1 million immigrants in government custody without probable cause, according to the ACLU's suit.
By Chase Scheinbaum
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal immigration officials have unlawfully held 1 million immigrants in government custody without probable cause, according to a new lawsuit filed by The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
Since the creation, in 2008, of a program called Secure Communities, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has habitually requested law enforcement agencies across the country detain immigrants, accord...
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