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Immigration Raids Rattled Kern County. Now, the ACLU Is Suing over Alleged Abuses
In January, immigration sweeps shook the Central Valley. A new lawsuit says the raids unlawfully targeted people of color ...
Keker and ACLU Seek Class Action Over January Raid by Border Patrol in Central California
The suit alleges “Operation Return to Sender” was a “fishing expedition” that indiscriminately targeted scores of residents, ...
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ACLU, Keker Take on UFW Lawsuit over Border Patrol’s ‘Operation Return to Sender’
The lawsuit describes how, in early January 2025, Border Patrol agents traveled “over 300 miles north to Bakersfield to ...
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ACLU sues to block migrant transfers to Guantanamo
The American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit in federal court in Washington, said the transfers violate U.S. immigration law by moving the detainees outside of the country and aim ...
Federal lawsuit by UFW, ACLU targets agencies involved in January immigration actions
Five local residents joined the United Farm Workers union Wednesday in suing two federal agencies they say unlawfully targeted, detained and coerced them during last month's immigration sweeps in Kern ...
UN rights chief laments 'shift in direction' in United States
The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States ...