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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Over Upstate New York Workplace Immigration Raid
Just the facts
Civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit alleging that federal immigration officers violated workers' constitutional rights during a raid at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners plant in Cato, New York. Body camera footage released in connection with the lawsuit shows federal agents detaining approximately 100 individuals and arresting 57 workers during the workplace sweep. Attorneys for the plaintiffs contend that officers conducted nonconsensual questioning and searches without individual arrest warrants or reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. Out of the 57 arrested workers, federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against five individuals, primarily for unlawful reentry.
Why this is news
The New York Civil Liberties Union and the Worker Justice Center of New York filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security challenging a workplace immigration raid at a factory in Cato, New York.
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