Peter Sean Brown v. Richard Ramsay
What's at Stake
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a natural-born U.S. citizen who was unlawfully detained — and nearly deported — as a result of a Florida sheriff’s improper collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Summary
The case was brought against Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay on behalf of Peter Brown, who was detained by the county at ICE’s request. Brown’s repeated pleas that he was a U.S. citizen and could not be held for ICE went ignored.
Brown has suffered severe emotional trauma because of this experience. He languished in detention and would have been deported to Jamaica — a country to which he has no ties whatsoever — if not for the last-minute intervention of a friend, who sent a copy of Brown’s birth certificate to an ICE agent.
The case was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Legal Documents
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02/18/2020
BROWN v RAMSAY - Summary Judgment Motion
Date Filed: 02/18/2020
Affiliate: Florida
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12/03/2018
Peter Sean Brown v. Richard Ramsay - Complaint
Date Filed: 12/03/2018
Affiliate: Florida
