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$145,000 Settlement by New York City After Holding Immigration Detainee Beyond 48 Hours
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2010
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2010, page 46
by David M. Reutter
Filed under:
Civil Procedure,
Settlements,
Wrongful Imprisonment,
Detainers,
Immigration.
Location:
New York.
A $145,000 settlement by the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) provides a new twist in the area of immigration law. The main allegation in the complaint was that the DOC had violated a detainee’s rights by holding him for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
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