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fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
7 hours ago

Protecting Our Right to Sue Federal Agents Who Violate the Constitution

Federal agents increasingly evade constitutional accountability; new statutes like California S.B. 747 are needed to enable damages lawsuits against federal officials.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Minneapolis City Council President Fears ICE Will Kill' Him While Documenting' Protester Takedowns

Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne told MS NOW that he worried that ICE agents are going to kill him while he's documenting altercations with community members protesting raids after he said he was shoved by an agent on Monday night. The comments come as additional ICE and Department of Homeland Security agents have been deployed in the city as part of a surge.
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fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago
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New York governor will push for state lawsuits against ICE agents

New York will allow residents to sue ICE agents in state court for civil rights violations, with the governor endorsing the legislation.
fromKqed
3 months ago
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Lawsuits Against Trump Administration Argue Immigration Policies Are Breaking The Law | KQED

Class-action lawsuits allege Trump administration immigration enforcement unlawfully arrests asylum seekers, trafficking victims, and immigration hearing attendees; Humboldt County receives $75 million for mental health.
fromKqed
3 months ago
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Lawsuits Against Trump Administration Argue Immigration Policies Are Breaking The Law | KQED

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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

When Border Patrol Comes to Town

Along the way, they've collected civil-rights suits and irate federal judges, and the list of people they've arrested has been light on hardened criminals. They've also produced plenty of video footage. "Nobody tells us where to go, when to go, how to go in our fucking country," Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino said in one of his many John Wick -style promotional videos, this one showing him giving a pep talk to agents in Chicago.
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