Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 31, 2017
9th Circuit rules against removal of Mexican citizen due to improper detention
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the government may not remove a Mexican citizen living in the United States without legal permission because the U.S. Coast Guard committed an “egregious” Fourth Amendment violation by detaining him merely because of his Latino ethnicity.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the government may not remove a Mexican citizen living in the United States without legal permission because the U.S. Coast Guard committed an “egregious” Fourth Amendment violation by detaining him merely because of his Latino ethnicity.
In a unanimous opinion, Senior Judge Harry Pregerson threw out the removal proceeding entirely, ruling that the Coast Guard’s error was a ...
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