Judge hears arguments in immigration class action

A federal district court judge has heard arguments in a class action lawsuit in which petitioners held in federal detention on civil immigration charges allege they have been unlawfully detained. The case comes amid a national rise in habeas petitions, or petitions for release, as the Trump administration deploys federal immigration agents in multiple American cities to enact deportation policies, sometimes without clear processes. The post Judge hears arguments in immigration class action appe...