ACLU of Texas Files Court Brief to Address Prolonged Immigration Detention and Lack of Access to Counsel at the Border
August 20, 2019
August 20, 2019
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release:
The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU National Prison Project filed a legal brief requesting that a federal court order U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop its practice of detaining migrants in deplorable conditions without access to an attorney. The friend of the court brief was filed in support of a class-action lawsuit challenging the conditions of those detained by CBP i . . .
The ACLU of Texas and the ACLU National Prison Project filed a legal brief requesting that a federal court order U.S. Customs and Border Protection to stop its practice of detaining migrants in deplorable conditions without access to an attorney. The friend of the court brief was filed in support of a class-action lawsuit challenging the conditions of those detained by CBP i . . .