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ICE agents descended on a cannabis farm. The lives of an army vet, a farm worker and professor changed for ever

Raids on Glass House Farms in California became a ‘litmus test’ for how much violence agents could inflict during Trump’s deportation campaign

The Guardian - US

In Lawsuit Over Construction Raids, DHS Official Testifies ICE Agents Can't Trust REAL IDs

A Homeland Security official's testimony that ICE agents couldn't rely on REAL IDs as proof of citizenship led a federal judge to reply, "Help me understand how that makes sense."

Reason

A U.S. Citizen Is Suing ICE for Arresting Him Twice. He Just Got Arrested a Third Time.

Leo Garcia Venegas and the Institute for Justice are suing to block immigration raids on private construction sites that target Latinos.

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He's a U.S. Citizen and Combat Veteran. ICE Tear-Gassed, Jailed, and Falsely Accused Him.

"I didn't do anything wrong," George Retes, a U.S. citizen imprisoned for three days, tells Reason.

Reason

Army veteran sues federal government after ICE detains him for three days

US citizen George Retes was held without access to family, an attorney or information about the charges against him

The Guardian - US

DHS’s REAL ID hypocrisy

Proof of legality isn’t a priority for immigration officials targeting the Latino community

Salon

These Congressmen Want To Give You the Right To Sue Federal Law Enforcement for Violating Your Rights

The proposed bills aim to revive and codify a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that allowed individuals to sue the feds for Fourth Amendment violations.

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The Latest: Trump administration halts immigration applications from 19 countries

The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops

The Independent UK

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

The Guardian - US

ICE Arrested a U.S. Citizen—Twice—During Alabama Construction Site Raids. Now He's Suing.

“I got arrested twice for being a Latino working in construction,” says Leo Garcia Venegas, the lead plaintiff in a new lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice challenging warrantless ICE raids on construction sites.

Reason

Lawyer Slams DHS for Defending Arrest of US Citizen: 'Every Time They're Caught Doing Something Bad, They Don't Own It'

Retes wrote an op-ed on Tuesday saying that he was abused despite repeatedly identifying himself as an American citizen, claims that DHS labeled the claims as "smears"

Latin Times

Immigration Agents Held a U.S. Citizen—and Veteran—for 3 Days Without Checking His ID

George Retes was denied access to an attorney, wasn’t allowed to make a phone call, was not presented to a judge, and was put in an isolation cell before being released with no charges.

Reason

ICE arrests dropped in July as backlash to raids and mass deportation plans stalled operations

Arrests by immigration agents fell, but daily removals were up in July, data shows

The Independent UK

‘Put on suicide watch for no reason’: U.S. Veteran detained in ICE raid says he was denied basic care, threatens lawsuit

It doesn't seem like they care about whether you're really a citizen.

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U.S. Citizen Details Horrors of His Three-Day Long ICE Detention: 'A Violation of My Civil Rights'

George Retes, an Army veteran, who was wrongfully detained by ICE last week, is speaking out on his experience, warning Americans of the pain he endured.

The Independent UK

US citizen and Army veteran spent three days in jail after being arrested in California immigration raid

George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard for the Glass House Farms in Camarillo, was arrested last Thursday and released three days later without being charged with a crime

The Independent UK

More than 360 arrested after ICE raid at California marijuana farms

Federal authorities say the the raids are one of the largest operations since Trump took office in January

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