Former Orange County Sheriff Denies Allegations in ICE Detainees’ Lawsuit
Former Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois told The Epoch Times that he denies the allegations in a new federal lawsuit filed against him and others by ICE detainees.
“There have been multiple litigations over the past few years that have been repeatedly unfounded,” DuBois said. “ICE representatives visit the facility on an almost daily basis, and the multiple, repeated accreditation audits speak for themselves.”
The lawsuit filed on April 4 by six former and current ICE detainees alleges inhumane jail conditions and retaliations against inmates who dared to speak out under DuBois and the current county sheriff, Paul Arteta.
It further claims that the above-alleged acts violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act….