Manzo-Hernandez et al v. Juarez

  • Filed: 06/16/2020
  • Status: Filed
  • Court: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas Laredo Division
  • Latest Update: Jun 16, 2020
Image: A stylized photo shows an outdoor area of a detention center with some benches and tables. It is surrounded by barbed wire and concertina wire. The camera's view is partially obscured by the barbed wire fencing.

Summary

A class-action challenge against the federal government over the illegal detention of material witnesses at the La Salle County Regional Detention Center in Encinal, Texas near Laredo.

The ACLU of Texas, along with the law firm of Gibbs & Bruns, filed a class-action challenge against the federal government over the illegal detention of material witnesses at the La Salle County Regional Detention Center in Encinal, Texas near Laredo.

The six plaintiffs named in the challenge represent nearly 150 total witnesses in the case. None have been accused of a crime yet are being detained without a hearing or opportunity to contest the legality of their detention. Additionally, each were issued a $25,000 cash bond without access to a lawyer.

The complaint contends that the plaintiffs have had their due process rights violated, in addition to the violation of the federal Material Witness Statute. It requests the government order the release of the plaintiffs and class-action members.

Case Number:
5:20-cv-00095

Documents

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas Laredo Division
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