"Cook, who has been on the ground, said he's worried that the rights of those arrested are not being protected. "When they pluck people off the street for simply exercising their first amendment rights, that's a constitutional violation," Cook said. Cook said he also believes the rights of citizens monitoring or protesting federal officers are also being violated, pointing to examples of people detained seemingly without cause other than shouting at federal agents."
"Cook is not an immigration attorney. His area of expertise is in criminal defense law and mostly in state courts, not federal. "In criminal defense, you have one prime directive," Cook said. "Your mission is to get people out of custody and ... in doing so, make sure the government fully follows the Constitution." Cook works for Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry & Lacy, an Oakland-based law firm with a history of taking on high profile cases of police or government misconduct."
Rights of those arrested are reportedly not being protected, with people detained for exercising First Amendment rights. Citizens monitoring or protesting federal officers are also being detained, sometimes seemingly for shouting at federal agents. Criminal defense attorneys prioritize securing release from custody and ensuring government adherence to the Constitution. An Oakland law firm with a history of litigating police and government misconduct has provided pro bono legal assistance to people in the Twin Cities. Detainees are often transferred out of state quickly, frequently to Texas facilities where deportation processing occurs, which hinders timely legal representation.
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