Federal Judge Orders Release of 24 Immigration Detainees Held in Cascade County, More to Come

Federal judge orders release of 24 immigration detainees held in Cascade County, more to come

Twenty-four people held at the Cascade County Detention Center have been released after a federal judge found they were arrested by immigration officers without the legal steps required to keep them in custody.U.S. District Judge Brian Morris allowed the detainees case to proceed as a class action, finding they shared a central claim about warrantless arrests. That ruling did not automatically free everyone in the group. Their attorneys must ask…

Judge orders immigration officials to release 24 people unlawfully detained in Montana

A federal judge ordered immigration officials to release 24 individuals being unlawfully held in Cascade County, some for more than six weeks, Upper Seven Law announced in a news release.

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Upper Seven Law announced that 24 "unlawfully detained individuals" had been released from the Cascade County Detention Center. More are expected to be released as the court considers further petitions, according to Andres Haladay, an attorney with Upper Seven. Upper Seven Law announced that 24 "unlawfully detained individuals" had been released from the Cascade County Detention Center. More are expected to be released as the court considers further petitions, according to Andres Haladay, an attorney with Upper Seven.