A woman and her nine-year-son who emigrated from the Honduras in 2015 have
filed suit pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act in New Jersey federal
court against the Obama administration with respect to the
alleged detainment and mistreatment
that they endured after arriving in the U.S. The plaintiffs claim that
they are entitled to damages for the harms that they suffered due to the
U.S. government violating its obligation to protect immigrants in its
custody who fear persecution if returned to their native country. ICE
officials allegedly separated the woman and her son from the boy’s
father and detained them in harsh conditions in Texas immigrant detention
facilities commonly referred to as the “ice box” and the “dog
house.” Prior to 2014, the suit alleges, the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) almost never detained families, but that policy changed
with the opening of detention facilities in Texas and New Mexico. The
woman originally left the Honduras in 1998 after Hurricane Mitch hit,
and was granted temporary protected status in the U.S. She returned to
the Honduras in 2006 after the Honduran police allegedly murdered her
mother and stepfather. After openly criticizing the police for their actions,
the women reported suffering assaults and threats. As a result, she, her
partner, and her son fled Honduras. They eventually arrived in the U.S.
in 2015, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained and separated
the family for eight months. While detained, the woman alleges that she
and her son suffered physical and emotional harm, including being housed
in a cold and unhealthy environment that was designed to pressure immigrants
to sign off on deportation papers. Eventually, the woman was granted asylum
and she and her son settled in New Jersey, where they reunited with other
family members. We are the California deportation defense lawyers whom
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no matter what the reason may be. Regardless of the complexity or difficulty
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