ACLU affiliates in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont filed a lawsuit to require government agencies to turn over records about civil rights violations arising from immigration enforcement in their states. The lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It seeks records concerning interior enforcement operations including Border Patrol checkpoints and bus raids, ICE arrests at courthouses, and the targeted arrests of immigrants’ rights activists.
New England ACLU Affiliates v. United States DHS et al.
Attorney(s)
Emma Bond, Zachary Heiden, Lia Ernst, Gilles Bissonnette
Date filed
May 8, 2018
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Status
Filed
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