Monday, April 4, 2011

Unpub. BIA Suppression Victory (Memphis)

Sean Lewis writes: "We just won a suppression case at the BIA which you may want to share. The case involved a racially-motivated traffic stop by a Metro Nashville Police officer in a 287(g) jurisdiction. The BIA held that indeed the suppression in immigration proceedings could be linked to the initial traffic stop, even though the Metro Police Department is a separate agency from DHS/ICE and the Sheriff acting under 287(g).  Remanded to consider whether the traffic stop was egregious under the Fourth Amendment."

 Matter of Quinteros, Mar. 31, 2011, unpub.

1 comment:

  1. For those of us living and working in Nashville, this is great news. Let's hope the IJ gets it right.

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