A 55-year-old legal permanent resident from Trinidad and Tobago who was deported last year is seeking $10 million from the Trump administration, claiming that he experienced medical neglect and mistreatment while he was detained at a South Texas immigration detention center.
The tort claim, a possible precursor to a lawsuit, was filed Thursday on behalf of Elton Purvis by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas. It’s part of a nationwide effort by the ACLU, which filed more than 50 claims across 17 states and Washington, D.C., alleging that immigration officials and subcontractors neglected detained immigrants’ medical and food needs.
