Turkmen v. Ashcroft

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Turkmen v. Ashcroft is an ongoing class action civil lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) against the then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller, former INS Commissioner James Ziglar, and employees of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York, on the behalf of a number of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-citizens who, under the pretext of immigration violations, were held in detention for several months.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

The lawsuit charges that the Immigration and Naturalization Service unlawfully held the plaintiffs several months after the completion of immigrations cases brought against them to allow the FBI to investigate potential links to terrorism, an alleged violation of their First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights. The suit additionally alleges that the conditions of detainment of these prisoners, as well as the length of detainment, violated their rights, as prisoners were held in the Administrative Maximum Special Housing Unit (ADMAX SHU); deprived contact with their attorneys, families, and friends; prevented from the practice of their religions; and treated inhumanely in various ways, including being verbally and physically abused.

In February 2008 the case was reviewed by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, where Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was one of the appeal court judges.[6][15]

David D. Cole, a professor at Georgetown University School of Law, is one of the attorneys on the case.[16][17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alan Feuer (2007-04-13). "11 Jail Guards Are Indicted in 2 Beatings in Brooklyn". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  2. ↑ Nina Bernstein (2007-04-03). "Relatives of Interned Japanese-Americans Side With Muslims". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  3. ↑ Nina Bernstein (2006-04-03). "9/11 Detainees in New Jersey Say They Were Abused With Dogs". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  4. ↑ Linda Greenhouse (2008-06-14). "Court to Hear Challenge From Muslims Held After 9/11". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  5. ↑ Alan Feuer (2007-10-26). "High-Ranking Jail Officer Is Convicted of Conspiracy in Beating". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Linda Greenhouse (2008-06-17). "U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenges from Muslim detainees". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  7. ↑ Nina Bernstein (2006-05-15). "Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  8. ↑ William Wetmore (2008-02-05). "Hijacking the Privilege: Balancing Fairness and Security When Warrantless Wiretapping Threatens Attorney-Client Communications" (PDF). J.D. thesis George Washington University Law School. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  9. ↑ Daphne Eviator (2009-05-19). "Supreme Court Detainee Decision May Not Block Suits Against Top Officials: Souter Leads Dissent in Tightly Decided Case". Washington Independent. Retrieved 2009-10-23. Rachel Meeropol, a lawyer at the Center for Constitutional Rights who is representing former prisoners making very similar claims in another case, Turkmen v. Ashcroft, said that because the district court allowed her case to move forward, “we have all of that information that shows high-level official involvement in the practices we’ve complained of.” 
  10. ↑ Peter Jan Honigsberg (2009-05-19). Our Nation Unhinged: The Human Consequences of the War on Terror. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520254725. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  11. ↑ Stephanie Bangarth (2008-07-01). Voices Raised in Protest: Defending North American Citizens of Japanese Ancestry, 1942-49. Ubc Press. ISBN 9780774814164. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  12. ↑ Anna Stolley Persky (2008-12). "9/11 Fallout: The Next Round -- N.Y. detainee says attorney general, FBI director to blame for prison beatings". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2009-10-23. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Iqbal’s case could affect a number of other suits filed over the post-Sept. 11 response. Turkmen v. Ashcroft, a class action on behalf of Muslim, South Asian and Arab noncitizens, is await­ing a ruling from the 2nd Circuit.  soft hyphen character in |quote= at position 219 (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ↑ David Cole (2002-12-09). "In Aid of Removal: Due Process Limits on Immigration Detention". Emory Law Journal. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  14. ↑ David Cole (2006-07-26). "The Idea of Humanity: Human Rights and Immigrants' Rights". 37 (3). Columbia Human Rights Law Review. pp. 627–658. Retrieved 2009-10-23.  More than one of |number= and |issue= specified (help)
  15. ↑ K Fischer (2008-02-15). "Panel Skeptical of Officials' Critics in 9/11 Detentions". New York Law Journal. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  16. ↑ "David D. Cole: Professor of Law". Georgetown University. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  17. ↑ David Cole (2009-05-21). "Out of the Shadows: Preventive Detention, Suspected Terrorists, and War". California Law Review. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 

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