Southern California, immigration raids
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The ACLU's federal lawsuit claims the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement operations violate the Constitution.
The manager of one farm, Edgar Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen, said he was handcuffed, thrown to the ground and had his arm twisted behind his back after he asked to see a warrant.
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SoCal cities join ACLU's lawsuit to challenge immigration raids in the regionSeveral Southern California cities joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in a lawsuit challenging increased immigration enforcement in the Southland.
Protesters, advocates and attorneys say L.A law enforcement uses less-lethal weapons frequently and unnecessarily, causing lasting physical pain and psychological scars. From destroyed hands to shattered faces.
The ACLU of California has filed a class-action lawsuit against DHS demanding an immediate halt to what it describes as unlawful ICE raids across the Los Angeles area targeting migrants with "brown skin.
One of the temporary restraining orders requested would prohibit agents from stopping people based on race or occupation. The other would require agents to provide legal counsel for detainees.
The lawsuit claims DHS is unconstitutionally detaining individuals, particularly targeting "brown communities" and essential workers, to meet arrest quotas.
Trump called National Guard troops and U.S. Marines into Los Angeles in June in response to protests against the immigration raids, marking an extraordinary use of military force to support civilian police operations within the United States. The raids are part of the Republican president's hardline approach toward immigration.
The ACLU of Southern California rebuffed the government's argument that the immigration raids were targeted operations since U.S. citizens were also swept up.
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ACLU SoCal Names New Executive DirectorHuman rights advocate Chandra S. Bhatnagar has been named executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, becoming just the third head of the national organization’s Los Angeles affiliate in more than 50 years,
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