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July 23, 2009

Study: Hundreds of NY, NJ Immigration Raids Broke Law
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A new study says hundreds of federal immigration raids in New York and
New Jersey have been unconstitutional. The Nassau County-backed report
says armed immigration agents broke the law when they forcibly entered
homes in pre-dawn raids. The raids were intended to nab dangerous
criminals, but instead resulted in the detention of Latinos accused of
civil immigration violations but no criminal activity. Acting without
warrants, the agents carried out searches despite failing to obtain
legally required consent in 86 percent of the cases. Nassau police
commissioner Lawrence Mulvey said the findings should trigger a federal
investigation.



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