Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
Mexican immigrant scheduled for deportation sues CPD for alleged gang database error
A Mexican immigrant facing deportation has sued the Chicago Police Department, “alleging he was wrongly listed in a gang database and that it cost him the chance to get protection through a federal program and remain in the U.S.,” according to the Associated Press. Luis Vicente Pedrote-Salinas is scheduled to be deported July 20 after he allegedly was wrongly identified as a member of the Latin Kings during a January 2011 police stop. The 25-year-old applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals but was rejected. “If CPD had not labeled Mr. Pedrote a gang member and included him in its Gang Database, his application for DACA likely would have been granted and he would have received deferred action from deportation,” the lawsuit states. “Mr. Pedrote’s liberty has been deprived based on false evidence used against him that he could not challenge.” [Associated Press via ABC News]
