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Conflicting Accounts of an ICE Raid in Md.
By N.C. Aizenman, Washington Post – February 18
The Jan. 23, 2007, raid at 7-Eleven, described in ICE documents and shown in security camera footage obtained by The Washington Post, offers a glimpse into how Washington's directives on arrest targets might have spurred officers in the field to stray from their mission and stage a random sweep for illegal immigrants, possibly in violation of ICE's stated practice. Equal Justice Works Fellow Michelle Mendez, co-counsel at CASA of Maryland, said the events call into question whether the officers overstepped their authority. Although law enforcement officers can question anyone who speaks to them voluntarily, Mendez said, they cannot legally detain someone without reasonable suspicion.