AURORA, Colo. — For more than six months, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained a prominent immigration rights activist in Aurora . The length of time violates her constitutional rights while subjecting her to "prolonged detention," her attorneys assert.

53-year-old Jeanette Vizguerra was detained by ICE on March 17. Her legal team believes Vizguerra was targeted for her criticism of U.S. immigration enforcement policies and practices over the years.

On Monday, Vizguerra's lawyers filed an amended version of their Writ of Habeas Corpus, which is a court filing that challenges an individual's imprisonment. The attorneys added on a new claim, arguing that Vizguerra has been detained for too long and should be released to continue her fight against deportation from o

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