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Brito et al v. Barr et al
Case Number:
1:19-cv-11314
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
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November 27, 2019
ICE Violated Detainees' Rights In Bond Hearings, Judge Says
A Massachusetts federal judge granted an early win Wednesday to two classes of undocumented immigrants, finding it is unconstitutional to place the burden of proof on them in civil detention bond hearings that they are not flight risks or should not be jailed.
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November 05, 2019
Gov't Often Has 'Nothing' To Hold Immigrants, Judge Says
Shifting the burden from undocumented immigrants to the government when it comes to assessing whether a jailed immigrant should be released has resulted in people being let go because the government has "nothing" on which to hold them, a Boston federal judge said Tuesday during a hearing.
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August 30, 2019
ICE Detentions Violate Constitution, Jailed Immigrants Say
Two classes of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in Massachusetts have accused the federal government of unconstitutionally detaining immigrants until they prove that they should be free, arguing that the government is required to shoulder the burden of proving that an immigrant should be jailed.
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August 05, 2019
Immigration Courts Are 'Ignoring The Law,' Mass. Judge Says
Immigration judges around the United States appear to be ignoring federal court rulings that say the government should bear the burden of proof at civil detention hearings, the chief federal judge for the District of Massachusetts said Monday as she considered a proposed class action on the issue.
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June 13, 2019
Mintz, ACLU Say ICE Detention Hearings Violate Due Process
Civil detention hearings for undocumented immigrants are unconstitutional because they place the burden of proof on the immigrants to prove they shouldn't be jailed, according to a proposed class action filed in Boston federal court Thursday by Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC and the American Civil Liberties Union.