"The lawsuit challenged ICE's tactic of detaining people without warrants or probable cause, a practice advocates say has fueled widespread racial profiling and chaotic arrests. The judge said ICE's conduct had been brutal and violent, saying agents' arrest strategy systematically violates federal law and individual constitutional rights."
"It was the morning of 5 November in Cottage Grove, in central Oregon, and masked officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had dragged Juanita Avila out of her van. The agents pinned her down as she cried out for her daughter, who started filming. Juanita, a 47-year-old legal permanent resident, had her green card in her pocket, but officers handcuffed and detained her."
ICE agents arrested Juanita Avila, a 47-year-old legal permanent resident with a valid green card, in Cottage Grove, Oregon on November 5th without a warrant or probable cause. Her daughter Emely witnessed the violent arrest and filmed the incident. The arrest became part of a lawsuit challenging ICE's detention practices. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking ICE agents in Oregon from continuing these arrest-first, justify-later tactics, ruling the conduct brutal, violent, and systematically violating federal law and constitutional rights. Juanita, who operates a Latina store on Main Street in Cottage Grove, spoke publicly about her experience for the first time.
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