On Day 1 of the current Trump Administration, the President signed an Executive Order that directed DHS to use immigration fines as a tool to pressure non-citizens to self-deport. The Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) allows for the assessment of fines up to $998/day for any person with a final order of removal who “willfully…
Carter is a putative class action brought on behalf of low-income municipal court defendants in Montgomery who were jailed when they could not pay debt arising from minor misdemeanors and traffic violations. Montgomery contracted with for-profit probation company Judicial Correction Services (JCS) to collect debt. JCS’s system was “offender-funded,” meaning the company didn’t charge the…
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