The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska Files Lawsuit, Claims the Government Ignored Requests for Information Regarding a Potential Civil Rights Violation Involving Immigrants

Saying the federal government has ignored requests for information about an immigration investigation, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska filed a lawsuit Monday to find out more about a high-profile operation that played out four years ago in O’Neill, Nebraska.

The local ACLU and community advocates documented reports of mistreatment and potential civil rights violations during the August 2018 raid in which 133 people were taken into custody.

The operation at various worksites was based on warrants for 17 people and three companies. The ACLU at that time criticized the federal operation for failing to provide detainees with adequate food, water, shelter and language interpretation services.

“Today work to bring accountability continues,” the ACLU said in a media statement on the complaint filed in U.S. District Court.

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