Alice Barrett
Role at the time: Managing attorney for immigration legal services at We Are CASA and attorney for Sousa-Martins in his immigration case
Condemned
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”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Man shot by ICE in Maryland takes plea deal, faces deportation · NBC4 WashingtonComments by CASA attorney Alice Barrett; DHS spokesperson statements
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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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.