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Witnesses and counsel urge Congress to close Section 1983 loophole and abolish qualified immunity after alleged ICE abuses
Summary
An unidentified member of Congress recounted alleged ICE misconduct in Minneapolis and urged lawmakers, during DHS funding talks, to (1) allow suits under Section 1983 against federal officers and (2) abolish qualified immunity; Goode family attorney Grama Shue called qualified immunity a major barrier to accountability.
An unidentified member of Congress opened the hearing by describing a recent trip to Minneapolis, saying they "went to bear witness to the trauma that so many communities are being forced to endure" and recounting residents' reports of "rogue masked agents" who have detained, deported and, the speaker said, "even kill[ed] their neighbors in broad daylight." The member said these incidents included children in custody and invoked the case of "Liam Ramos, a 5 year old child held attention for a week" and "the over 3,000 other children whose names we don't know who remain in detention centers across the country."
The member urged Congress to use negotiations over Department of Homeland Security funding to pursue a two-step legislative fix: first,…
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