According to an Uzbekistan blogger, a lawsuit has been filed by 35 citizens of Uzbekistan against U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration, represented by the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Patrick Lakeheitner, and other officials. The Uzbeks were detained after illegally crossing the United States-Mexico border.
Utkur Rakhmatullaev, an Uzbek blogger who has lived in America for more than 20 years, relayed the details of the case to the Times of Central Asia (TCA).
He explained that the group, whose interests are being represented by lawyer Abadir Barre, a migrants’ rights advocate, demand that their detention in immigration centers be recognized as illegal and that all legal costs be covered. They insist that the authorities were prejudiced against them because of their nationality and religion.
Rakhmatullaev, said that the detained men had been released on bail of $7,000 each.
