The American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. is suing the Department of Homeland Security, its director and other federal agencies charging that federal agents are illegally and indiscriminately arresting people in D.C. who are perceived to be Latino.

The ACLU said in a 36-page lawsuit that the arrests began when President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the District on Aug. 11.

The lawsuit charges that for the past month and a half, plain clothes, masked and armed federal agents have been indiscriminately arresting District residents who are perceived to be Latino without probable cause or warrants.

“The crux of our case is to stop the government from making unlawful immigration arrests in D.C.,” Aditi Shah, a staff attorney with the D.C. ACLU, said. “What we are really conc

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