Legal Opinion
Maria S. v. Garza
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2019No. 17-40873PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Laura S., a Mexican citizen, was in the United States illegally when U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") agents detained her near Pharr, Texas. In CBP custody, Laura signed a form indicating her decision to repatriate voluntarily. Laura was killed shortly after returning to Mexico. In this lawsuit, Laura's representatives seek damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics , 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971) against Ramiro Garza, a CBP agent, and his supervisor, Ruben Garcia, for coercing Laura into signing…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Ziglar v. AbbasiSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
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