Brown v. Ramsay

  1. May 15, 2024

    Fla. Sheriff Caved To ICE Detainer On American, Atty Says

    Attorneys for a Tampa-area U.S. citizen mistaken for a Jamaican national and nearly deported told a Florida federal judge Wednesday that the Monroe County sheriff lacked probable cause to arrest the man, arguing that the police agency blindly followed a federal immigration detainer without checking its accuracy.

  2. December 04, 2018

    Fla. Sheriff Detained US Citizen On ICE Request, Suit Says

    A U.S. citizen was mistaken for an unauthorized immigrant and held in jail by a Florida sheriff's office past his release date for a probation violation to comply with an immigration detainer issued against him by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court alleges.