Attorney Alice Barrett says ICE's use of lethal force against Sousa-Martins "was excessive and dangerous"
Managing attorney for immigration legal services at We Are CASA and attorney for Sousa-Martins in his immigration case
“This plea agreement and the hearing at which he was sentenced don't change anything about the bottom line of his case, which is that ICE's use of lethal force against him was excessive and dangerous”
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Reports the plea, the sentence, the charging summary from an FBI agent's account, and comments from Sousa-Martins's immigration attorney and a DHS spokesperson.
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Sousa-Martins had pleaded guilty on April 27 to destroying government property and was sentenced to time served. The U.S. Attorney's Office said two government vehicles were damaged.
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NBC4 reported that Sousa-Martins remained in ICE custody and that a request had been filed asking a judge to let him stay in the United States while his immigration case proceeds.
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Case context: Was ICE justified in shooting Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins in Glen Burnie, Maryland?
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Why this label?
The reference point is the officers' decision to fire on Sousa-Martins. Barrett expressly calls the use of lethal force excessive and dangerous, which is a denunciation of that decision.
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