Ortega v. Rowe

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Appellants in this class action challenge conditions that existed in jails used by the United States Border Patrol in the late 1970s and early 1980s to detain illegal aliens before deporting them. Alleging that detention did, or would, violate their due process rights, appellants seek both damages and injunctive relief from federal agents and local officials. We affirm the district court’s judgment for appellees, concluding that, in the light of recent Supreme Court cases requiring due process violations to be based on more than government officials’ mere negligence, the…