Exclusive: Democrat’s bill would let people sue ICE over misconduct

Exclusive: Democrat’s bill would let people sue ICE over misconduct

Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley wants to allow people to sue over immigration enforcement officers’ infringement of their constitutional rights, according to a copy of his new bill shared with Semafor. The bill would allow people who are deprived of “rights, privileges, or immunities” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection to sue the federal government, with the funds paid out of last year’s tax cuts law, whi…