Man's deportation reversed in rebuke of government practices

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

BY ELLIOT SPAGAT ASSOCIATED PRESS
JUNE 14, 2019 01:17 AM, UPDATED 1 HOUR 13 MINUTES AGO
SAN DIEGO

A federal court ruled Thursday that a Mexican man who was arrested during an immigration sting at a Los Angeles manufacturing plant should not be deported, a rebuke that may influence how immigration authorities target factories and offices.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stormed the premises of Micro Solutions Enterprises, a maker of printer cartridges, after getting a search warrant in February 2008 for employment-related documents and arrest warrants for eight employees. About 100 armed, uniformed agents entered the factory, blocking all visible exits and announcing that no one could leave or use their cellphones.

Gregorio Perez, who entered the country illegally from Mexico in 1994, was one of 130 workers arrested. He disclosed his status during questioning.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Perez shouldn't be deported because his arrest was outside the parameters of the search warrant. Judge Marsha Barzon, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, wrote that there was "clear evidence in the record here that the plan was focused on the detention of the workers, not the search for documents."

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[sandensea]

1. Tomorrow's controversy du jour at Faux and Friends, no doubt.

And they've got the perfect opening:

"Judge Marsha Barzón, an appointee of President Bill Clinton..."

"Is she even American, Brian? I mean with a name like Barzón..."

"That's what I was thinking, Steve!"

[Bayard]

2. Can't use their cell phones

So, no one can document, and no calling of attorneys.

[ROB-ROX]

3. Free Speech Stopped By Agents??

This whole plot is so ILLEGAL. I think all the victims should sue the agents for breaking the law or kidnapping hard workers......

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. What was done to the employer for hiring 130 undocumented workers? N/t