November 18, 2018
AMERICANS HAVE RIGHTS:
N.H. Judge Frees Somali Immigrant Who Was Detained 9 Months (The Associated Press, November 17, 2018)
A federal judge has freed a Somali immigrant who was held for nine months in a New Hampshire jail without a hearing.The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire contends Immigration and Customs Enforcement unlawfully detained 45-year-old Abdigani Faisal Hussein, of Portland, Maine, who was released from the Strafford County Jail on Thursday. [...]"Every person in this country has the right to due process. Cases like this are exactly why we formed the ACLU-NH Immigrants' Rights Project, and we are happy to see Mr. Hussein reunited with loved ones," said Devon Chaffee of ACLU New Hampshire.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 18, 2018 7:40 AM