Bernardo Mendia v. John Garcia

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:.Bernardo Mendia, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was detained in county jail when Immigration and Customs ■ Enforcement (“ICE”) agents John Garcia and Ching Chang lodged an immigration detainer placing a federal hold to pick him up when state authorities were ready to release him. Mendia sued Garcia, Chang, and the Department of Homeland Security under Bivens 1 and the Federal Torts Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b), asserting violations of his constitutional rights as a U.S. citizen. The district court found that the individual defendants were not entitled…