Alabama ICE Raids Spark Class-Action Lawsuit Over Citizenship Detentions

Leo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen and construction worker in Baldwin County, Alabama, has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging immigration enforcement tactics that led to his wrongful detention twice during workplace raids. Despite presenting valid identification and proof of citizenship, Venegas was detained by ICE agents conducting warrantless raids targeting Latino workers, raising serious Fourth Amendment concerns about illegal searches and seizures. The lawsuit, supported by the Institute for Justice, alleges that federal agents used ethnicity as a basis for detaining workers, ignored posted no-trespassing signs, and held individuals without reasonable suspicion or warrants. Venegas's case highlights broader issues with aggressive immigration enforcement policies under the current administration, which have led to multiple raids in the region and the detention of other U.S. citizens. The legal action seeks to halt what is described as unconstitutional practices that disrupt workers' rights and civil liberties. These incidents underline the ongoing tension between immigration enforcement and constitutional protections in the Trump administration's crackdown efforts.