{"id":4201,"date":"2008-02-27T21:37:27","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T04:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/02\/27\/pedro-guzman-sues-government\/"},"modified":"2008-02-27T21:37:27","modified_gmt":"2008-02-28T04:57:15","slug":"pedro-guzman-sues-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=4201","title":{"rendered":"Pedro Guzman sues government"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the AP story<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A wrongly deported U.S. citizen who was missing for months in Mexico sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Pedro Guzman, 30, who is mentally disabled, was deported last May after he was arrested and jailed on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. For nearly three months, his family searched for him in shelters, jails and morgues in Tijuana, Mexico, and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n

During that time, he rummaged for food in garbage cans, washed himself in rivers and walked as far south as Ensenada \u2014 more than 60 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Guzman tried to return to the United States several times, but was turned away. He was found near the Calexico border crossing in August and reunited with his family.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I will never forget what Peter looked like when he finally returned to the U.S. \u2014 exhausted and in terrible shape,” said Guzman’s brother, Michael. “Peter’s life is forever changed by what his government did to him.”<\/p>\n

His lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, was filed in federal court in Los Angeles by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Guzman.<\/p>\n

“Not only does Peter and his mother want some vindication, they want to make sure immigration officials understand they can’t do this,” said attorney Jim Brosnahan, who represents Guzman. “They should have apologized and said they would take steps to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”<\/p>\n

A statement released by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a branch of Homeland Security, called the incident a “one-of-a-kind case” and added more than 1 million illegal immigrants have been deported since the agency’s inception.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See other posts on Guzman here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cross-posted at The Gimp Parade<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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