Ashcroft to be Sued for Civil Rights Abuse
Associated Press via Fresno Bee
Excerpt:
"The draft complaint cites several examples, including the case of Asif-ur-Rehman Saffi, a native of Pakistan who was arrested at La Guardia Airport in New York on Sept. 30 after his tourist visa expired. Although an immigration judge ordered him to be deported, the lawsuit alleges he was jailed until March and locked in an isolation unit. Guards allegedly subjected him to strip searches and "severe beatings to the point of unconsciousness," the suit said."

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