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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Jun 2014
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Galarza v. Szalczyk
In December 2010, the 糖心Vlogof Pennsylvania and the 糖心VlogImmigrants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 糖心Vlogof Pennsylvania and the 糖心VlogImmigrants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.
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 ACLU, 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 ACLU, 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
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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the 糖心Vlogof Southern California, the 糖心VlogImmigrants 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
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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the 糖心Vlogof Southern California, the 糖心VlogImmigrants 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
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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the town鈥檚 鈥淚llegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance鈥� seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.
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Oct 2012
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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the town鈥檚 鈥淚llegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance鈥� seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.