Federal judge releases 50 people to date in wrongful arrest class-action lawsuit

Authorities must have a reason to hold undocumented people before arresting them, not find justification later, judge says A sign marking entry into Cascade County along Highway 89 taken on March 30, 2024. (Photo by Nicole Girten/Daily Montanan) A federal judge has ordered the release of 50 people from jail since the end of July because the U.S. government wrongfully arrested them in Montana, according to Upper Seven Law, representing the plaintiffs. Andres Haladay, senior legal counsel with Upper Seven, said Wednesday the federal government has continued to ignore an earlier court order that said those arrests were illegal.

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