Lawsuit accuses ICE of illegally arresting Latino immigrants in D.C.
Sep 25, 2025·Location: Washington, DC
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Four D.C. residents and the Maryland-based immigrant rights organization CASA filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging that ICE violated immigration law by systematically arresting people in the District whom they perceived to be Latino without warrants or probable cause. A DHS spokeswoman called the allegations categorically false.
Sources
- Washington Post
- DC residents file class action against ICE for 'arbitrary' arrests
washingtonexaminer.com·Sep 25, 2025·archived copy
- DC Latinos Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Arrests: The Brief
news.bloomberglaw.com·Sep 25, 2025·archived copy
- Lawsuit could limit how ICE conducts arrests in DC
nbcwashington.com·Nov 19, 2025·archived copy
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