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Orellana Castaneda, et al. v. County of Suffolk and Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, et al.

  1. November 10, 2025

    NY Jury Awards $112M To Migrants Detained Unlawfully

    A New York federal jury on Friday found Suffolk County and the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office liable for violating the due process rights of a class of hundreds of migrants detained past their release dates on behalf of federal immigration authorities, awarding the immigrants $112 million in damages.

  2. September 19, 2025

    NY County Says It's Immune From Immigrant Detention Suit

    Long Island officials on Friday asked a New York federal judge to throw out a class action brought by immigrants who say they were unlawfully detained past their release dates at the request of federal immigration authorities, saying local law enforcement has federal sovereign immunity when acting in cooperation with the feds.

  3. January 02, 2025

    Migrant Detentions Violated NY Law, Constitution, Judge Says

    A federal judge said Thursday that Suffolk County, New York, violated state law and the Fourth Amendment by detaining hundreds of immigrants past their release dates at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  4. July 01, 2024

    Immigrants Alleging Unlawful Detention Get Class Cert. In NY

    A New York federal judge on Monday certified a class of hundreds of immigrants accusing the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office of unlawfully granting requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain them past their release date.

  5. September 15, 2022

    NY County Fights Immigrant Class Cert. In ICE Detainer Suit

    New York's Suffolk County has objected to a federal magistrate judge's recommendation to certify a class of immigrants suing the county and its sheriff's office for holding inmates past their release date at the federal government's request, arguing that the magistrate judge misinterpreted a ruling by the district judge in the case.

  6. September 01, 2022

    Judge Recommends Immigrant Class Cert. In NY Detainer Suit

    Immigrants suing New York's Suffolk County and its sheriff's office over their practice of holding people past their release date by request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have won over a federal judge, who recommended their proposed class be certified.

  7. September 26, 2018

    Magistrate Recs Cert. In Suit Over Sheriff Holding For ICE

    Federal and local authorities are adhering to the U.S. Constitution and state laws when certain immigrants behind bars are detained past their release dates so that immigration officials can determine whether the individuals are unauthorized to be in the United States, the federal government told a New York federal court on Tuesday.

  8. May 30, 2018

    Immigrants Say LI Sheriff Violates Rights By Holding For ICE

    A pair of immigrants residing in Long Island, New York, have renewed their proposed class action against Suffolk County and its sheriff's office over an alleged practice of holding detained individuals 48 hours past their release date when asked to by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.