Residents of South Shore Apartment Building in Military-Style Immigration Raid File Tort Claim Against DHS

South Shore residents to sue feds over raid

Nearly a year after a controversial federal immigration raid at a South Shore Apartment Complex, 18 residents are now taking steps toward suing the federal government. They allege agents used excessive force, unlawfully entered apartments, and caused lasting physical and emotional trauma during the operation.  Joining us now to break down the case and where it goes from here is Pablo Moreno, staff attorney with Mexican American Legal Defense and…

Residents of South Shore apartment building in military-style immigration raid file tort claim against DHS

Eighteen residents of the South Shore apartment building infamously raided in a military-style operation last fall have filed a tort claim against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Residents of South Shore apartment complex push to sue feds over military-style immigration raid

Eighteen people targeted in last fall’s notorious military-style raid on a South Shore apartment complex took a key step Wednesday toward holding the federal government legally accountable for “brutalizing and racially profiling” the building’s residents, attorneys say.The MacArthur Justice Center and other legal groups announced that they’d submitted administrative complaints against the Department of Homeland Security in pursuit of relief unde…

Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages

New accounts from 17 men, women and children taken in a midnight raid paint a violent, terrifying portrait of the federal agents’ alleged actions. These descriptions form the basis of claims filed this week against DHS and other federal agencies.

Federal tort claims filed for people arrested in ‘shocking’ military-style raid on South Shore building

Immigration advocacy groups on Tuesday filed tort claims against the Department of Homeland Security over a controversial raid in a South Shore apartment building.