Legal Opinion
Chaverra v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 2, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2018-0289Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ CHAVERRA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 18-289 (JEB) U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Jeancarlo Alfonso Jimenez Joseph died last year in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, prompting his family to probe ICE for records that might shed light on the circumstances surrounding his death. Plaintiff Gilberto Rodriguez Chaverra, the administrator of Jimenez’s estate, first employed the Freedom of Information Act process. After coming up empty, he next…
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