Alice Barrett is an immigration attorney and the managing attorney at We Are CASA, a Maryland-based immigrant advocacy organization. She joined the organization as a supervising immigration attorney in 2024.
Case
DHS says ICE officers fired defensively when a driver rammed vehicles and drove at them in Glen Burnie, Maryland. County police corrected DHS on where an injured passenger was; the driver said he drove away fearing he would be shot.
Role at the time: Managing attorney for immigration legal services at We Are CASA and attorney for Sousa-Martins in his immigration case
Statement summary
Barrett, who represents Sousa-Martins in his immigration case, said the plea and sentencing "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".
“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”
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.
Statement dates: April 29, 2026
Statement dates: April 29, 2026
Statement dates: April 29, 2026
