Legal Opinion
Arar v. Ashcroft
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 16, 2006No. CV-044249 DGT VVPPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Maher Arar brings this action against defendants, U.S. officials, who allegedly held him virtually incommunicado for thirteen days at the U.S. border and then ordered his removal to Syria for the express purpose of detention and interrogation under torture by Syrian officials. He brings claims under the Torture Victim Prevention Act and the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Defendants have filed motions to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). The questions presented by these…
2Cases cited83 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
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