Why Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?

Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time — and shackled. “I just want to live in peace,” he ...
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ICE Keeps Arresting the Same U.S. Citizen—Even After He Sued

A U.S. citizen is suing the Department of Homeland Security after ICE arrested him twice last year. ICE just arrested him a third time. In a court filing last week, Leo Garcia Venegas said that on the ...
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Senator proposes end to citizen’s arrests in New York

Citizens’ arrests may be a thing of the past in New York state. Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-Astoria, recently introduced S.3183 in the state Senate to amend the state Criminal Procedure Law and the state ...
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ACLU of Ohio Sues ICE, Alleging Warrantless Arrests, Arrests of Citizens, Other Abuses

Federal immigration agents have repeatedly violated federal law and their own rules in Ohio. according to a lawsuit filed in federal court this week. The agents did so by arresting people without ...