Maryland immigrant groups sue DHS over alleged warrantless ICE arrests
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BALTIMORE — Maryland immigrant advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security over what the organizations allege is the agency’s warrantless immigration arrest practice.
The lawsuit requests a preliminary injunction to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s practice of “arrest first, ask questions later.”
We Are CASA announced the lawsuit Thursday.
Last month, ICE reported that it executed an immigration enforcement operation throughout Virginia and Maryland, leading to the arrest of more than 1,300 people.
“Over the course of just two weeks in Virginia and Maryland, (ICE officers) arrested sexual assailants, kidnappers, drunk drivers, robbers, and gang members,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin about the operation in a statement. “While sanctuary politicians in Virginia and Maryland keep putting the needs of illegal aliens over the safety of the American people, the Trump Administration will always put American citizens first.”
ICE and DHS didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about the new lawsuit.
The case is co-counseled by the National Immigration Project, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights and the ACLU of Maryland.
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