"Nearly all of them were filed by US citizens, while a few others were permanent legal residents or had pending legal status. The statements detail numerous allegations that agents violated their basic constitutional rights, including by detaining them without showing a warrant; targeting Somali and Latino individuals based on their appearances; ignoring identifying documents that could prove their legal residency or citizenship; restraining them violently; and pointing weapons at them during searches."
"The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration's claim that when deciding whether to stop someone as part of "roving patrols," agents had the right to consider certain factors, including "the type of work one does," a person's use of Spanish or accented English, or their "apparent race or ethnicity." While critics described it as an invitation to blatant and unconstitutional racial profiling and invasions of privacy,"
Three plaintiffs, including a 20-year-old Somali-born US citizen, filed a case describing a pattern of aggressive immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities. One plaintiff described being placed in a headlock by masked agents, shackled for an hour and a half, then released miles from home in freezing cold. A searchable database contains 29 sworn declarations, nearly all from US citizens. The declarations allege warrantless detentions, targeting based on Somali or Latino appearance, dismissal of identification proving lawful status, violent restraints, and weapons pointed during searches. Critics link a recent Supreme Court ruling to expanded profiling powers.
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