Jared McClain
Role at the time: Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice, counsel for Leo Garcia Venegas
Condemned
Statement summary
Institute for Justice senior attorney Jared McClain condemned DHS's construction-site raid practices as the lawsuit was filed, describing agents as detaining workers based on appearance rather than individualized evidence.
“Armed and masked federal officers are raiding private construction sites in Alabama, detaining whoever they think looks undocumented”