Authority: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Date: 07/24/2017

Subject: The decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, according to which state law does not allow state officials to arrest and detain an individual at the request of federal immigration authorities if based solely on a federal civil immigration detainer (a document indicating the intention on the part of federal authorities to proceed with the civil removal of the person in question

Parties: Sreynuon Lunn vs. Commonwealth & another

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 6 Personal liberty - Personal security

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