Mexican Nationals Sue U.S. Over ‘Voluntary Departure’
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Mexican nationals living in Southern California are routinely pressured into “voluntary departure” agreements denying them their right to an immigration hearing, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a federal lawsuit.
The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties sued U.S. immigration authorities in federal court in Los Angeles yesterday on behalf of seven Mexican nationals, seeking to represent others in a class action, or group lawsuit. The ACLU seeks a court order declaring the deportations of the seven individuals and others were unlawful and allowing them to return to the U.S.