Two years ago we learned about the death by suicide of Marco Antonio Muñoz, a father whose child was forcibly ripped out of his arms by Border Patrol agents in the early days of Trump's family separation policy.
Last week a court threw out most of his claims for relief. /1
Last week a court threw out most of his claims for relief. /1
This article paints a clear picture about how judicially-created immunity doctrines and statutory exemptions make it nearly impossible for a person (or their surviving relatives) to get justice. /2 themonitor.com/2020/07/03/jud…
Muñoz sued the US, because it was the official government policy of separating families like his that led to his death.
The claim was dismissed b/c the family separation policy and the separation itself were acts of discretion.
Dismissed because the US *chose* to do this. /3
The claim was dismissed b/c the family separation policy and the separation itself were acts of discretion.
Dismissed because the US *chose* to do this. /3
Muñoz sued the Starr County Sheriff and the jail's guards who left him in a distraught state in padded isolation cell with no supervision and the tools to hang himself. The lack of face-to-face supervision violated Texas jail standards.
Dismissed b/c of #QualifiedImmunity. /4
Dismissed b/c of #QualifiedImmunity. /4
Muñoz sued the Border Patrol agents who actually took his child from him, allegedly refused him medical care, held him in restraints, and dumped him in the Starr County jail.
Sounds like those were dismissed under Bivens, which courts have been dismantling for years. /5
Sounds like those were dismissed under Bivens, which courts have been dismantling for years. /5
This @nowthisnews video tells the story of how the U.S. government failed Marco Antonio Muñoz and his family.
Now the federal courts have failed them, too. /6
Now the federal courts have failed them, too. /6
The #justiceinpolicingact is a positive step in removing these pernicious immunity doctrines. But it's not enough. /7
