Rights may have been violated in the June
deportations in Ontario, Corona, the group says. More than a month
after U.S. Border Patrol sweeps in Ontario and Corona led to the
deportation of 154 suspected illegal immigrants, the ACLU on Tuesday
filed a formal request with the federal government demanding
information about why and how the operations were carried out. "The
information provided by the [Customs and Border Patrol] has been
limited at best and contradictory at worst," said Ranjana Natarajan, an
attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Los Angeles.Given
the confusion and fear surrounding the CBP's actions, it is critical
that the community have a clear understanding of what exactly took
place." [more]
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