These are happy days for Gilberto Pereira Brito and his family. Inside the kitchen of their Brockton apartment, his three young children climb all over him like he’s a human jungle gym. Four-year-old Taliyah’s eyes light up when she talks about the fireworks they watched together on the Fourth of July. But just beneath the surface […]
American Civil Liberties Union
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Lawsuit Alleges Undocumented Immigrants Being Denied Due Process
The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the federal government of denying undocumented immigrants due process rights while they’re detained, in violation of constitutional protections. In a 113-page legal briefing filed Thursday in federal court, the civil liberties group’s Massachusetts and New Hampshire affiliates allege the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as numerous prison superintendents and […]
