LA immigration activist sues, says DACA application was rejected as 'retaliation'
by James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Oct 30, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles immigration activist whose arrest last year sparked protests and allegations of misconduct against federal law enforcement officials is now suing the Department of Homeland Security, claiming her application for protection from deportation as a "Dreamer" was unfairly rejected on the basis of her activism.
Claudia Rueda, a 23-year-old California State University, Los Angeles student, filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the government violated its own policies in rejecting her application under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in October of last year.
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