unlawful detention

U.S. Citizens Patty O’Keefe and Brandon Siguenza Detained by ICE Described Horrifying Conditions At Detention Center

Jan 16, 2026

The brief detention of two U.S. citizens by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis has intensified legal and civil liberties concerns over federal immigration enforcement practices, particularly the detention of individuals without charges and the treatment of detainees inside federal facilities. Patty O’Keefe and Brandon Siguenza, both U.S. citizens, were taken into ICE custody…
Jury Awards $112 Million To Immigrants Illegally Detained by Suffolk County: A Landmark Rebuke Of ICE Detainer Abuse

Nov 14, 2025

A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York has awarded $112 million to more than 670 immigrants who were illegally detained by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office solely on the basis of ICE detainers — requests, not warrants — that lacked any showing of probable cause. The verdict, delivered after an eight-year legal…

U.S. Citizens Patty O’Keefe and Brandon Siguenza Detained by ICE Described Horrifying Conditions At Detention Center