Representing the mothers is Andrew Free, a Nashville immigration lawyer. He states that this is going to be the first of many such lawsuits.
“We expect this will be the first in a large set of filings on the mistreatment of these women and children on behalf of the government,” said Free.
If they win, it surely will be the beginning.
Suing the government for not delivering up the Hilton hotel after they became criminals is, of course, ridiculous. I could see, however, them suing Obama for false advertising.
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement — an agency named in the suit that oversees detention centers — would not comment on pending litigation, spokeswoman Gillian Christensen told the AP that the detention centers are an “open environment” that provide access to play areas, educational services, medical care, and legal help.
She noted that such facilities are “an effective and humane alternative for maintaining family unity as families go through immigration proceedings or await return to their home countries.”
To be sure, more than 84 percent of family units released on alternative to detention have absconded, simply skipping their immigration hearings.
According to News Radio 1200 WOAI, the illegal immigrants are seeking $10 million in damages.
The suit follows a recent federal judge’s ruling ordering the release of currently detained illegal immigrant family units and calls from Democratic lawmakers to end the practice of family detention. Last week the Obama administration argued against the judge’s ruling pointing out that simply releasing new illegal immigrants into the interior could inspire more illegal immigration.
Ship them back with two bottles of water and three days worth of MREs in a new backpack. Let their governments handle it. We’ve sunk billions of dollars into Central and South American countries. Where has all the aid and manpower gone, that those countries can’t sustain their own people. Plus, the biggest beneficiaries of the North American Free Trade Agreement is Mexico and it’s Central American Neighbors. Come on, they even have WalMarts down there and they are building engines for Chrysler and other automakers. It’s time for those countries to take responsibility for their own citizens. Try them all in court. Find them guilty. Deport them and forbid them from applying for work permits, visas or immigrating to this country. They are illegal immigrants. They committed a criminal act on both sides of the border.
Show them an airstrip,,,
Should not be here long enough to be able to get a sleazy lawyer!!!!!!!
They cannot sue their not even citizens ! Unbelievable!
I think the whole world has gone crazy
Send them BACK !
Thank you and I sure hope so.The same to you.
You haven’t seen nothing yet. Just wait for the next President!