October 14, 2020
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $14 million to end a class action alleging the LA County Sheriff's Department unlawfully detained 18,500 based on warrantless requests from federal immigration authorities, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California said Tuesday.
November 05, 2019
The federal government has told a California federal court that a request from a class of immigrants seeking to stop immigration authorities from using state law enforcement officials to arrest suspected unauthorized immigrants is too broad and overreaching.
November 26, 2018
A class of immigrants who allege the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department unlawfully detained them based on warrantless requests from federal immigration authorities have urged a California federal court to sanction the federal government for a series of delays in the case.
February 09, 2018
A California federal judge on Thursday ruled in a class action that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department unlawfully detained immigrants based on warrantless requests from federal immigration authorities, finding that the practice violated the Fourth Amendment.
May 17, 2017
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the immigrants accusing it of unlawfully detaining them and denying bail based on warrantless requests from federal authorities both asked a California federal court for quick wins Tuesday, providing conflicting interpretations of the constitutionality of the departments' immigrant detention policies.
August 29, 2016
Immigrants who say they were unlawfully held by Los Angeles County officers based on warrantless requests by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement urged a California federal judge Monday to certify eight classes representing tens of thousands, arguing common concerns predominate over individual issues.
May 10, 2016
Immigrants who say they were unlawfully held by Los Angeles County officers based on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers filed motions Monday seeking certification for a class of tens of thousands in their consolidated lawsuits in California federal court.