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Markey and Pressley expand push to end qualified immunity for ICE agents and federal officers After a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, lawmakers reintroduced a bill to abolish qualified immunity and allow civil-rights suits against federal officers as well as state and local ones. Source: Office of Sen. Ed Markey markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/following… (link to markey.senate.gov)
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Johnson introduces bill to limit qualified immunity for federal law enforcement A narrower bill would curb qualified immunity for federal agents, including ICE, making it easier to hold them liable for civil-rights violations. Source: Office of Rep. Julie Johnson juliejohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/joh… (link to juliejohnson.house.gov)
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Renée Good’s Family Files Lawsuits Challenging Federal Immunity as ICE Shootings Continue Renée Good's family files lawsuits challenging federal immunity as ICE shootings continue, including plainclothes ICE officers firing on a car in New York City and wounding Oscar Belgal. Source: American Immigration Council (Immigration Impact) americanimmigrationcouncil.org/enforcement/inte… (link to americanimmigrationcouncil.org)