Aguasvivas v. Pompeo

  • Filed: 05/20/2019
  • Status: Victory!
  • Latest Update: May 20, 2019
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Summary

This is a “friend of the court” brief in an immigration case where the federal government is claiming that a person who will likely be tortured if he is extradited back to his home country cannot rely on that fact to prevent his return.

This is a “friend of the court” brief filed in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island in an important immigration case in which the federal government is claiming that a person who will likely be tortured if he is extradited back to his home country cannot rely on that fact to prevent his return to that country.

Attorney(s):
Roberto Gonzalez, Cody Wofsy

News & Commentary

Sep 18, 2019

Court Orders Federal Government to Release Man Likely to Be Tortured If Returned to His Country

In an important decision for the rights of immigrants – and for a humane and fair immigration system – a federal judge in Rhode Island today ordered the release of a man whom the U.S. State Department is trying to extradite back to the Dominican Republic (DR) even though an immigration board found he would likely be tortured if returned there.

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May 20, 2019

ACLU Files Court Brief Opposing Extradition of Man Likely to be Tortured if Returned to His Country

The American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project and the ACLU of Rhode Island have today filed a “friend of the court” brief in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island in an important immigration case in which the federal government is claiming that a person who will likely be tortured if he is extradited back to his home country cannot rely on that fact to prevent his return to that country. The ACLU brief calls that position “incorrect.”

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Sep 18, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice|
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Court Orders Federal Government to Release Man Likely to Be Tortured If Returned to His Country

In an important decision for the rights of immigrants – and for a humane and fair immigration system – a federal judge in Rhode Island today ordered the release of a man whom the U.S. State Department is trying to extradite back to the Dominican Republic (DR) even though an immigration board found he would likely be tortured if returned there.
News & Commentary
May 20, 2019
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  • Criminal Justice|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU Files Court Brief Opposing Extradition of Man Likely to be Tortured if Returned to His Country

The American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project and the ACLU of Rhode Island have today filed a “friend of the court” brief in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island in an important immigration case in which the federal government is claiming that a person who will likely be tortured if he is extradited back to his home country cannot rely on that fact to prevent his return to that country. The ACLU brief calls that position “incorrect.”