Trent Cotney

Attorney, Adams & Reese; general counsel, National Roofing Contractors Association

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Judge blocks ICE raids on Alabama construction sites as likely unconstitutional

Commentator on the ruling's impact on construction sites

A federal judge barred U.S. immigration officers from three enforcement practices after a U.S.-born concrete worker said agents detained him twice at Alabama homebuilding sites, dismissing his state REAL ID as "fake." Chief U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock ruled the policies likely violate the Fourth Amendment.

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