Court panel lets immigrant rights case proceed
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PASADENA, Calif. (Map, News) -
A federal appeals court gave the green light Thursday to a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrant detainees who claim the government unfairly denied their right to a hearing.

A three-judge panel on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an immigrant's case against Immigration and Customs Enforcement can go ahead as a class-action and should be heard by a federal court in Los Angeles.

Court papers state Mexican immigrant Alejandro Rodriguez was detained for several years without a bond hearing while appealing a deportation order.

The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the detainees, says immigrants should get a hearing within six months of their detention.


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