SoCal Residents Sue DHS For Unlawful Arrest and Detention
Southern California residents, workers, and advocacy groups sued the Department of Homeland Security for abducting and disappearing community members using unlawful stop and arrest practices and confining them in illegal conditions.
The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently granted preliminary approval to a proposed class-action settlement in Casey A. v. Gundry, a lawsuit about deficient educational and rehabilitation services for youth detained at Challenger Memorial Youth Center in Lancaster, CA. Youth detained at Challenger between January 8, 2008 and November 8, 2010 will be affected by the settlement.