A federal judge in Florida has issued an order allowing a civil rights lawsuit against Miami-Dade County to proceed.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled that Miami-Dade County’s policy of cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency may have violated Garland Creedle’s Fourth Amendment protections from unlawful search and seizure. Creedle’s suit alleges he was unlawfully detained by Miami-Dade police because of an ICE-issued detainer request.

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