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Immigration,
Administrative/Regulatory

May 6, 2025

Courts or courted for deportation? The immigration crackdown threatens vulnerable workers

The Trump Administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants, including courthouse arrests, jeopardizes the ability of vulnerable silicosis plaintiffs who seek justice without the threat of deportation.

Courts or courted for deportation? The immigration crackdown threatens vulnerable workers
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In its zeal to deport undocumented immigrants, the Trump Administration recently directed ICE to begin arresting Latino immigrants in state courthouses.

On April 22, a group of men hauled Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez away from the Albemarle County courthouse in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a judge had dismissed criminal charges against him. The men, dressed in plain clothes, showed no identification or any warrant for Dominguez-Rodriguez's arrest. Fe...

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