Syracuse Group, Others Sue ICE over Racial Profiling, Warrantless Stops in Upstate

Syracuse group, others sue ICE over racial profiling, warrantless stops in Upstate

Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse-based farmworkers’ group is among a group suing the Trump administration in federal court over a surge in warrantless arrests by immigration officials. The Workers’ Center of Central New York is one of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit, filed by Friday in the Eastern District of New York, located in Brooklyn.

New York's Latino Communities 'Under Siege' by ICE's Racial Profiling, Lawsuit Says

Open the article to view the coverage from City Limits

ICE Racially Profiling New York Immigrants, Lawsuit Says

The suit, which cited reporting by THE CITY, documents numerous cases where people appeared to have been arrested on the basis of their ethnicity in so-called “Kavanaugh stops.”

Latino New Yorkers file lawsuit alleging racial profiling by Trump immigration agents

The suit says federal agents violated people’s rights against unreasonable searches by government agents, as well as their right to equal protection under the law.

Immigrants Sue DHS Over Alleged Racial Profiling in New York (1)

The Trump administration is violating constitutional rights by conducting arrests in New York based solely on race and ethnicity, immigrants and advocacy groups say in a new lawsuit.