Masked, unidentified agents “systemically” turn brown-skinned people in a fight of force throughout California, addressing those who tried to leave, arrest them without a possible reason, and then putting them in “dungeon-like” conditions without having to contact lawyers, federal lawsuits.
The lawsuit filed earlier Wednesday against the Trump administration, describing the area as a “siege” of agents, some wearing military-style clothing and conducting “undifferentiated immigrant raids of flooded streets, bus stops, parking lots, agricultural sites, agricultural sites, agricultural sites, and day workers’ corners.” The lawsuit filed in central California attempts to prevent the Trump administration’s “continuous patterns and practices that violate the Constitution and federal law” during immigration attacks in the Los Angeles area.
“These guys are coming up throughout the city, and more and more, and we want this special approach to end,” said Mohammad Tajsar, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union in Southern California.
The complaint center centers around three detained immigrants, several immigration rights groups and two U.S. citizens, one of whom was detained, despite showing his identity to agents. Days after the Trump administration sued Los Angeles to overturn what it calls “illegal” sanctuary city laws, the region is at the center of its challenge to its massive eviction program.
Department of Homeland Security spokesman Tricia McLaughlin had previously told the Times: “Any claiming that an individual is enforced for the color of his skin' is targeted, disgusting and absolutely wrong.
“DHS enforcement actions are highly targeted and officials have conducted due diligence,” she said. “We know the people we are targeting ahead of time. If and when we encounter individuals arrested, our law enforcement officers are trained to ask a set of identified questions to determine status and mobility.”
However, the lawsuit states that people are worried about their appearance putting them in danger. DHS officials were unable to comment immediately.
Jorge Hernandez Viramontes, one of the two U.S. citizens in the lawsuit, worked on a car wash on June 18, just like he had not identified himself as his immigration agent arrived and began asking people about his identity and immigration status, the lawsuit said. Hernandez Viramontes said he told them he was a dual citizen of the United States and Mexico and provided the ID.
But the agent “explained that his identity was not enough, and because he didn't have a passport, they took him.” According to the lawsuit, the agent placed him in the vehicle, drove away, and then brought him back about 20 minutes after verifying his citizenship, “but he was very worried about it before his brother called his wife.”
They put him on the car wash and did not apologize. Shortly after that, the car wash raided again.
The lawsuit says he and others are worried that their “Latino look and accent” will make them a future target.
“The government has been telling us that these actions were inspired by a desire to make streets safer,” said public counsel attorney Mark Rosenbaum. “But now it has been shown that this is what we will show in our case, who their real goals are, what [their] The real intention is that it is to intimidate and tear apart from families and car washers and farm workers in our community. ”
According to the Department of Homeland Security, between June 6 and 22, the Immigration Law Enforcement Team arrested 1,618 immigrants for deportation in and around California areas. The arrest involves controversial patrol and pursuit. Data that lasted until June 10 showed that most arrested persons had no criminal convictions.
Lawyers believe that the “illegal behavior pattern” is “a predictable result of directives from senior officials to agents and officials.” In May, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller reportedly directed senior immigrants, customs law enforcement officers exceeded the target list and allowed agents to arrest them at home warehouses or 7-Eleven convenience stores as they tried to increase the number of daily arrests to 3,000.
The lawsuit noted that the government removed internal accountability mechanisms and restrictions, managed the behavior of immigration agents and officials, and closed multiple supervisory agencies.
After detaining immigrants, the lawsuit alleges they were placed in a “dungeon-like” short-term machining center and a holding area of ice basement in the “B-18” center in downtown Los Angeles. Attorneys call these conditions “pathetic and unconstitutional” and claim that the arrested person was deprived of access to the attorney.
Lawyers accuse the government of failing to “provide essentials such as food, water, proper sanitation and medical services.” Detainees are allegedly affected by overcrowding and do not have enough sleep and accommodation.
“In this case, some arrested persons were forced to accept voluntary departures,” the lawsuit states. “The government is aware that its actions violate the constitution, contrary to the training of officials, but are intentionally persistent because the system allows it to force removal, avoid public liability, and ultimately (ultimately occupying limited beds in the long-term detention facilities in the area, keeping the arrests high.”
The lawsuit stems from an existing case filed on June 20 in Pasadena’s immigration lawyers.
Three Stacy Tolchin customers were picked up and dropped off at the bus stop and surrounded by armed personnel, with no flight risks established and no warrants.
“If you stop people and ask questions later, you'll get everyone, the law is really clear. You can't do that. That's illegal,” Tajisar said. “We're not saying the government can't enforce immigration laws. We're not saying the government can't investigate whether someone is in identity.”
But, he said, it must be done legally. “What happened here is blatantly illegal.”
