The Fifth Circuit rules on SB 4 (controversial immigration bill in Texas). Among other things, the appeals court upholds ICE detainers, which are a piece of paper signed by an immigration officer (not a judge): http://bit.ly/2FF9SJj
-
-
This is what an ICE detainer looks like. It's an administrative request that's signed by an immigration officer, not a judge. In Texas, this is what's required for local authorities to hold someone on behalf of ICE. https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2017/I-247A.pdf …
Show this thread -
Other district courts have ruled the other way. ICE detainers, which are barred in California by SB54, are controversial partly because US citizens have been held under them -- and later sued local authorities for Fourth Amendment violations.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.