Feds improperly arrested US citizen twice -- and refused to accept his papers: lawsuit
Source: Raw Story
September 30, 2025 5:05PM ET
A proposed class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday in federal court states that a U.S. citizen has been illegally detained twice during sweeps targeting Latino construction workers in Alabama — and that federal agents refused to accept his documentation.
The suit names several Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Tom Homan, the scandal-plagued former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief currently serving as President Donald Trump's "border czar."
According to Bloomberg News, the litigation "was brought on behalf of Leonardo Garcia Venegas, an American-born construction worker who claimed he’s been detained twice this year during workplace raids. During one incident, Garcia Venegas alleged that officers initially dismissed his identification document as 'fake' and kept him in handcuffs for more than an hour" — even though the document in question was a "STAR ID" state driver's license, which cannot be obtained by non-citizens.
The unlawful raids and detentions that Leo experienced were no accident," stated the suit. "The officers were enforcing three policies adopted by the Department of Homeland Security that grant federal immigration officers sweeping search and seizure powers that violate the Fourth Amendment and exceed officers’ statutory and regulatory powers.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/alabama-immigration-lawsuit/
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rgY6zVg.lebQ/v0
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