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April 5, 2013

Federal Gov't Agrees to Limit Immigration Raids 
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The federal government has agreed to new limits on immigration raids as
part of a settlement resolving a class action lawsuit. Under the
agreement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents requiring consent
to enter a private residence must receive permission in the resident's
spoken language when possible. Agents will also require consent to enter
adjoining, private areas and will be barred from conducting sweeps
without a reasonable fear of danger. The settlement resolves a
six-year-old lawsuit brought by Latino families in New York whose homes
were raided without court warrants. As part of the deal, the government
agreed to drop deportation efforts against four plaintiffs and delay
those against four others.

 

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