Maybe the F.B.I. thought I would be intimidated by the raid, and opt to remain silent out of fear of generating unwanted attention. But all it really accomplished that day was to execute a raid on peace, the author says.
The People’s Forum — a participating organization in the trip — said travelers were held and questioned for hours at airports and phones were wrongfully seized and searched by custom officials.
Marjorie Cohn highlights the first case being heard by the commission involving violence committed by U.S. law enforcement.
People who have never even been charged with a crime can have their life savings taken away. That’s civil asset forfeiture.