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Galarza v. Szalczyk
In December 2010, the 勛圖眻畦 of Pennsylvania and the 勛圖眻畦 Immigrants Rights Project filed suit in an Allentown, PA federal court on behalf of Ernesto Galarza, a New Jersey-born U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican descent who was held illegally for three days in the Lehigh County Prison. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents requested his detention on the baseless assertion that he might be an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic.
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Arizona
May 2014
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Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
(Formerly Friendly House et al. v. Whiting).
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most hotly disputed part of Arizona's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, which requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is "reasonable suspicion" they are not in the U.S. legally. The 勛圖眻畦, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, will continue to challenge the Arizona law on other constitutional grounds.
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Arizona
May 2014

ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
(Formerly Friendly House et al. v. Whiting).
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the most hotly disputed part of Arizona's anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, which requires police to determine the immigration status of someone arrested or detained when there is "reasonable suspicion" they are not in the U.S. legally. The 勛圖眻畦, along with a coalition of civil rights organizations, will continue to challenge the Arizona law on other constitutional grounds.

Court Case
Oct 2012
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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the 勛圖眻畦 of Southern California, the 勛圖眻畦 Immigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.
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Oct 2012

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Roy, et al. v. Los Angeles County
In October 2012, the 勛圖眻畦 of Southern California, the 勛圖眻畦 Immigrants Rights Project, and other partners filed a major class-action lawsuit against Los Angeles County and Sheriff Lee Baca, challenging their practice of detaining people and denying them bail based solely on immigration detainers.

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Oct 2012
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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the towns Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.
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Oct 2012

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Reynolds v. City of Valley Park, Missouri
Passed in July 2006 by the Board of Alderman of the City of Valley Park, Mo., the towns Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance seeks to punish landlords who rent to and business owners and employers who hire undocumented workers. The law also seeks to make English the official language of the city.

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Sep 2012
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Quezada v. Mink
In April 2010, the 勛圖眻畦 of Colorado and 勛圖眻畦 Immigrants' Rights Project filed a lawsuit in a Denver federal court against the sheriff of Jefferson County in Colorado arguing that he illegally imprisoned a Colorado resident for 47 days with no charges pending against him simply because federal immigration officers suspected that the man was in the country in violation of federal immigration laws.
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Sep 2012

ICE and Border Patrol Abuses
Quezada v. Mink
In April 2010, the 勛圖眻畦 of Colorado and 勛圖眻畦 Immigrants' Rights Project filed a lawsuit in a Denver federal court against the sheriff of Jefferson County in Colorado arguing that he illegally imprisoned a Colorado resident for 47 days with no charges pending against him simply because federal immigration officers suspected that the man was in the country in violation of federal immigration laws.