Providence v. Barr
- Filed: 11/14/2019
- Status: Victory!
- Latest Update: Nov 14, 2019
This is a “friend of the court” brief, filed by the ACLU, in support of a legal challenge brought by the cities of Providence and Central Falls to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy conditioning the receipt of federal law enforcement funds on municipal collaboration with immigration officials. Update: First Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the DOJ requirements in March 2020.
Mar 24, 2020
Appeals Court Bars Feds from Requiring Cities to Collaborate with ICE
In an important victory for immigrants' rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston has ruled illegal a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy conditioning the receipt of federal law enforcement funds on municipal collaboration with immigration officials. The ACLU had filed a “friend of the court” brief in the case in support of the cities of Providence and Central Falls, which had filed a suit againstn the DOJ, arguing that the agency had no legal authority to attach these strings to the law enforcement grant program, known as Byrne JAG grants.
Nov 14, 2019
ACLU Files Brief Challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on Receipt of Law Enforcement Funds
The ACLU has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston in support of a legal challenge brought by the cities of Providence and Central Falls to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy conditioning the receipt of federal law enforcement funds on municipal collaboration with immigration officials.
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Appeals Court Bars Feds from Requiring Cities to Collaborate with ICE
In an important victory for immigrants' rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston has ruled illegal a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy conditioning the receipt of federal law enforcement funds on municipal collaboration with immigration officials. The ACLU had filed a “friend of the court” brief in the case in support of the cities of Providence and Central Falls, which had filed a suit againstn the DOJ, arguing that the agency had no legal authority to attach these strings to the law enforcement grant program, known as Byrne JAG grants.
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ACLU Files Brief Challenging Federal Immigration Mandates on Receipt of Law Enforcement Funds
The ACLU has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston in support of a legal challenge brought by the cities of Providence and Central Falls to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policy conditioning the receipt of federal law enforcement funds on municipal collaboration with immigration officials.
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