Car Wash Workers File Federal Claims Against ICE over Allston Raid

Car wash workers file federal claims against ICE over Allston raid

Seven workers detained in an ICE raid at a Boston car wash allege they were victims of racial profiling, unlawful arrests and physical mistreatment.

Workers detained by ICE at Allston Car Wash allege civil rights violations in new complaint

"We were just doing our jobs when armed officers surrounded us and treated us like criminals," one of the workers detained by ICE said.

Workers allege ‘blatant racial profiling' in Boston car wash immigration raid

Seven workers detained in a federal immigration raid on a car wash in Boston's Allston neighborhood in November have filed a complaint alleging they were falsely imprisoned, among other violations of their constitutional rights.

Boston car wash workers detained by ICE file complaint

A group of employees at a Boston car wash filed a complaint against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claiming they were racially profiled and illegally detained by government agents.The claim was filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE on behalf of seven employees of the Allston Car Wash on Cambridge Street in Allston, according to the complaint.

Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations - The Boston Globe

The complaint says ICE agents conducted a warrantless search without probable cause, racially profiling the workers and denying them due process.