"Leo Garcia Venegas.Institute for Justice A U.S. citizen detained by federal agents during anti-immigrant raids of construction sites has filed a class action suit against the Trump administration on behalf of "all those who stand in his shoes" - U.S. citizens or those otherwise lawfully present in the United States who are working on construction sites in the Southern District of Alabama."
"Over the course of three weeks from May to June, federal officers raided two construction sites closed to the public in Baldwin County, Alabama, where Garcia Venegas was working, and detained him. Both times, they entered the property without a warrant, and both times, he told officers he was a citizen and showed them his REAL ID, according to the suit."
"This year, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) eliminated a policy that had been in place for more than 15 years that required Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to identify the person they intended to arrest in advance, including their name, appearance, known addresses and employment, immigration history, and any criminal history. The request then had to be approved by a supervisor."
A U.S. citizen of Mexican descent who moved to Alabama as a teenager and worked in construction has been detained twice during federal immigration raids at Baldwin County construction sites. The man, born in 1999 and a 2018 high school graduate, told officers and showed a REAL ID both times, and the suit alleges agents entered private property without warrants. The class-action complaint seeks relief for similarly situated U.S. citizens and lawful residents. The complaint notes at least 17 warrantless construction-site raids since January and cites a DHS policy change ending prior ICE identification and supervisory-approval requirements.
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