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Date: 08-21-2024
Case Style:
Viky Sarai Flores Benitez v. Miller, et al.
Case Number: 3:22-CV-884
Judge: Janet C. Hall
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Carolyn Aiko Ikari
Description:
New Haven, Connecticut prisoner civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs.
"The lawsuit alleges that the defendants’ forcible separation of the child plaintiffs from their parents, in an effort to coerce them to forfeit their right to seek asylum and to deter other asylum-seekers, constituted torture and inhumane treatment under the Alien Tort Statute. The suit additionally alleges tortious conduct by the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act and emphasizes the culpability of named defendants in the implementation and enforcement of family separations during the Trump administration. " Yale Law School
Outcome:
08/21/2024 142 ORDER granting 141 Motion to Dismiss. SO ORDERED by Judge Janet C. Hall on 8/21/2024. (Barry, L.) (Entered: 08/21/2024)
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