ACLU announces deal in fight-related immigration detention
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit was settled by a Peruvian man who alleged police officers in a city north of Anchorage wrongfully detained him over his immigration status after he tried to break up a bar fight, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska announced Tuesday.
In exchange for dropping his lawsuit against the city of Palmer and members of its police force, Alex Caceda received $50,000, a written apology from the city, and changes to police procedures regarding immigration detainers and warrants.
Procedural changes include an acknowledgment "that unauthorized presence in the United States is not a crime" and enforcement is reserved for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, according to the ACLU.