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The use of Bivens actions to pursue damages against federal officers.
A modest but growing record of plaintiffs forcing monetary relief from ICE exists: community groups and individual U.S. citizens have won settlements such as a $150,000 payment to Brian Bukle for an u...
agents who act unlawfully during raids can, in theory, face criminal charges ranging from assault on a federal officer and state-level crimes (battery, unlawful imprisonment, negligent homicide) to ob...
Federal immigration agents have rarely been criminally prosecuted for on-the-job killings or serious misconduct, a pattern driven as much by legal doctrines and jurisdictional fights as by investigato...
Defendants charged with interfering with ICE operations or with harboring have won cases or avoided harsh outcomes by attacking the government’s proof of intent or knowledge, by challenging probable c...
Courts have delivered mixed outcomes in civil suits alleging at particular : some judges have allowed civil claims to proceed against facilities and supervisors, while other high-profile complaints ha...
Individuals who believe ICE violated their constitutional rights can pursue a mix of administrative complaints and limited judicial remedies: file agency complaints with DHS/ICE offices and the Office...