Immigrant groups claim damages for 18 people, mostly Venezuelans, allegedly subjected to police brutality and illegally detained
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A federal raid carried out last year in Chicago returned to the center of the controversy this Wednesday after pro-immigrant organizations filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government for alleged abuses committed during the operation known as Operation Midway Blitz. The legal action was introduced on behalf of 18 people who claim to have been victims of illegal arrests, physical assaults and violations of their civil rights during the September 2…