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MINNEAPOLIS - The ACLU-MN recently won a federal appeal for our client Myriam Parada, who was rear-ended while driving her siblings home from a family birthday party and then detained for ICE.
MINNEAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has reached a settlement with the city of Minneapolis for police mistreatment of protesters, which includes a $600,000 payment and numerous reforms. The U.S.
Two teen sisters who experienced severe abuse and mistreatment while in the custody of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have received an $80,000 settlement from the federal government for their pain and suffering.
ACLU-MN Wins $70K, Reforms on Behalf of Woman Arrested after Recording Police
Minnesota Legal Aid and Ballard Spahr’s lawsuit – brought on behalf of homeless people who lost their homes during tent encampment sweeps – to continue against the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.
The ACLU of Minnesota, U of M’s Law School Clemency Clinic, and Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners today filed a complaint to stop the Minnesota Department of Corrections from reimprisoning people who were released during the pandemic due to their high medical risk.