Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

rjs330 · Thursday at 12:13 AM

essentialsaltes said:
ICE detention of student was ‘unconstitutional racial profiling,’ family alleges in claim

A $1-million damage claim targets the Trump administration for the detention of a 15-year-old U.S. citizen just outside of Arleta High School in Los Angeles.

Federal authorities call the incident a case of mistaken identity.

Officials added: “This is a case study of billboard law firms trying to turn family resemblance into racial animus to collect clicks, clout, and cash.”

About seven minutes after the confrontation began, officers were persuaded they had detained the wrong person.

An officer then joked, to mother and son, that the boy would have an exciting experience to tell his friends about.

“There’s nothing exciting about getting guns pointed at you, especially when you’re a 15-year-old,” [Mom] Mejia said.

Immigration agents attempted to enter two Los Angeles elementary schools in April, but the principals turned them away. The Arleta High incident renewed concerns because it happened on the campus perimeter. Immigration agents also recently arrested — on Aug. 8 — an 18-year-old Reseda High senior as he was walking the family dog near their Van Nuys home.

Big whoop. LE makes mistakes all the time across rhe country regarding mistaken identity.

This lasted a whole 7 minutes. 7 minutes? Thats nothing. Laws are clear rhat when you stop someone it shouldn't last longer than necessary. 7 minutes is about as short of time as you can get from start to finish.

essentialsaltes · Thursday at 9:25 AM

essentialsaltes said:
An L.A. high school senior was walking his dog. Then immigration agents grabbed him
Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz was walking his family’s dog in Van Nuys on a recent morning when he was taken into custody by federal immigration officials, according to authorities and published reports.

L.A. teen is moved to ICE detention center out of state without parents’ knowledge

This week, his family was caught off-guard once again when they learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had transferred him to Arizona without notifying any relatives, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood), which spoke to his family and reviewed ICE detention records.

Guerrero-Cruz was moved out of the Adelanto Detention Facility in San Bernardino County late Monday night and taken to a holding facility in Arizona in the middle of the desert, according to the congresswoman’s office.

“Benjamin and his family deserve answers behind ICE’s inconsistent and chaotic decision-making process, including why Benjamin was initially transferred to Arizona, why he was slated to be transferred to Louisiana afterward, and why his family wasn’t notified of his whereabouts by ICE throughout this process,” Rivas said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Rivas introduced a bill that would require ICE to notify an immediate family member of a detainee within 24 hours of a detainee’s transfer. Currently, ICE is required to notify a family member only in the case of a detainee’s death.

rjs330 · Thursday at 9:55 PM

essentialsaltes said:
L.A. teen is moved to ICE detention center out of state without parents’ knowledge
This week, his family was caught off-guard once again when they learned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had transferred him to Arizona without notifying any relatives, according to the office of U.S. Rep. Luz Rivas (D-North Hollywood), which spoke to his family and reviewed ICE detention records.

Guerrero-Cruz was moved out of the Adelanto Detention Facility in San Bernardino County late Monday night and taken to a holding facility in Arizona in the middle of the desert, according to the congresswoman’s office.

“Benjamin and his family deserve answers behind ICE’s inconsistent and chaotic decision-making process, including why Benjamin was initially transferred to Arizona, why he was slated to be transferred to Louisiana afterward, and why his family wasn’t notified of his whereabouts by ICE throughout this process,” Rivas said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Rivas introduced a bill that would require ICE to notify an immediate family member of a detainee within 24 hours of a detainee’s transfer. Currently, ICE is required to notify a family member only in the case of a detainee’s death.

Sounds like ICE is acting legally. We'll see if the law passes. I honeatly dont think it would be a terrible change.

Pommer · Friday at 12:21 AM

rjs330 said:
Big whoop. LE makes mistakes all the time across rhe country regarding mistaken identity.

This lasted a whole 7 minutes. 7 minutes? Thats nothing. Laws are clear rhat when you stop someone it shouldn't last longer than necessary. 7 minutes is about as short of time as you can get from start to finish.

Maybe that’s the point of the suit?
Make the government pay for “mistakes” and after a few million here and a few million there people will be advised to “do it legally”.

BPPLEE · Friday at 12:26 AM

rjs330 said:
Sounds like ICE is acting legally. We'll see if the law passes. I honeatly dont think it would be a terrible change.

Won't it be kind of hard to track down family members of every illegal immigrant who is transferred to another facility?

Bradskii · Friday at 1:49 AM

BPPLEE said:
Won't it be kind of hard to track down family members of every illegal immigrant who is transferred to another facility?

'We're transferring you. Is there anyone we need to contact to let them know where you're going to be?'

BPPLEE · Friday at 5:38 AM

Bradskii said:
'We're transferring you. Is there anyone we need to contact to let them know where you're going to be?'

Then the law needs to specify that an attempt must be made to contact a family member . For some the answer is going to be no

Bradskii · Friday at 7:44 PM

BPPLEE said:
Then the law needs to specify that an attempt must be made to contact a family member .

Now that's hardly an inconvenience, is it. It strikes me as being a civilised way of treating people.

rjs330 · Friday at 9:21 PM

Pommer said:
Maybe that’s the point of the suit?
Make the government pay for “mistakes” and after a few million here and a few million there people will be advised to “do it legally”.

Thats unrealistic, LE does and should have the right to stop people they believe is the person they are looking for. If the stop reveals they aren't the person then they go on their way. Do you somehow believe that cops shouldn't have the right to stop someone unless they are 100% positive that the person is the right one? What if the cop is 100% positive and is still wrong? The government should them pay up?

Thats nuts.

essentialsaltes · Saturday at 9:17 AM

essentialsaltes said:
The White House moved Tuesday to keep interim U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli in power as Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor, marking the Trump administration’s latest maneuver to defy norms and keep controversial appointees in positions across the country.

Public defender’s office seeks removal of Trump’s top federal prosecutor in L.A.

In their motion, Flynn and Sarsour pointed out that the Trump administration has used similar strategies to keep political allies in power in U.S. attorney’s offices in New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico and the Northern District of New York. But legal challenges are mounting. Last week, a federal judge ruled that Alina Habba has been illegally occupying her seat in New Jersey since early July, although that order was put on hold pending appeal.

essentialsaltes · Saturday at 9:32 AM

essentialsaltes said:
New footage challenges federal agents' shooting at San Bernardino family truck, attorneys say

Family says new video disputes Department of Homeland Security account
The footage captured by surveillance cameras outside the vehicle shows the driver, Francisco Longoria, pulling away as armed individuals surrounded his truck.

San Bernardino man arrested after he protested immigration officer shooting at his truck

Francisco Longoria’s lawyers say more than a dozen armed federal agents arrived at their client’s home early Thursday with an armored personnel carrier.
Federal officials say Longoria injured immigration officers and tried to run some over with his truck on Aug. 16, a claim his lawyers reject.

“These are the type of tactics reserved for dangerous criminals such as violent gang members, drug lords and terrorists,” the attorneys said. “It was clearly intended to intimidate and punish Mr. Longoria and his family for daring to speak out about their attempted murder by [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP agents on August 16th.”

Longoria is facing a charge of assault on a federal officer with a deadly/dangerous weapon.

At the initial court appearance, the judge questioned the assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case, Cory Burleson, about the government’s claim that it was conducting an “immigration check,” a term he couldn’t clarify when asked by the court, according to Longoria’s attorneys.

Burleson also claimed Longoria was stopped because of a traffic violation, but couldn’t identify the violation, his attorneys said. When the judge asked Burleson to identify the alleged injuries of the officers, Burleson said he was “not aware of any injuries,” Longoria’s attorneys said.

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