ICE arrested and detained Oliver Eloy Mata Velazquez, a 19-year-old asylum seeker, in the courthouse lobby after he had lawfully entered the U.S. and was attending a routine immigration court hearing, violating his constitutional rights and the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Three civil rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, challenging recent staffing cuts that eliminated key civil rights oversight positions, and are asking the court to order DHS to immediately rehire staff and restore the offices’ oversight functions.
By Alessandra Jimena Soberanes NEW ORLEANS, LA. —A coalition of immigrant rights organizations found severe abuses in…