A lawsuit challenging the inclusion of civil immigration records in a national crime database was dismissed by a federal judge in New York, who ruled that the plaintiffs, a collection of immigrant advocacy groups, did not have standing to sue because they failed to plead an actual injury to any of their members. In 2003, the Department of Justice began disseminating the records through the crime database, sparking fears that it would put local law enforcement agencies on notice about immigration violations.
January 12, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A lawsuit challenging the inclusion of civil immigration records in a national crime database was dismissed Monday by a federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Eastern District of New York Judge I. Leo Glasser ruled that the plaintiffs, a collection of immigrant advocacy organizations, did not have standing to sue because they failed to plead an actual injury to any of their members.
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