"Suffolk County will appeal a jury's award of $112 million to nearly 700 immigrants who a judge ruled were unlawfully detained by the sheriff's office on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a county spokesperson said. Michael Martino, the county spokesperson, said the county disagreed with the outcome of the class-action lawsuit. The payout is due to be shared by 674 immigrants who were detained over a period of more than four years."
"According to court papers, the sheriff's office detained the immigrants after its authority to do so had expired, and in some cases it held the immigrants even after their bail had been paid. The added detentions came in response to ICE detainers - requests by the federal authorities to hold individuals until ICE agents can take a detainee into federal custody for immigration enforcement."
"A jury of ordinary New Yorkers recognized the harm that unlawful detention causes and recognized the dignity and pain of our clients just as if they were people who work on Wall Street and have U.S. passports who have been unlawfully detained,"
Suffolk County plans to appeal a jury award of $112 million to immigrants who were detained by the sheriff's office on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The payout will be shared by 674 immigrants detained between July 18, 2014 and Nov. 15, 2018. A federal judge ruled that the sheriff's office violated Fourth Amendment protections by holding individuals past scheduled release times and the jury found due process violations for failing to provide opportunities to contest prolonged detention. The sheriff's office detained people after its authority expired and sometimes even after bail had been paid. The county disputes the outcome and will pursue an appeal.
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