{"id":955,"date":"2025-05-26T22:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T22:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/?post_type=press&p=955"},"modified":"2025-05-26T22:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T22:13:14","slug":"claims-period-now-open-for-immigrants-from-mexico-and-other-countries-who-were-unlawfully-detained-in-nyc-jails-by-ice-as-part-of-92-5-million-class-action-settlement-against-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/es\/press\/claims-period-now-open-for-immigrants-from-mexico-and-other-countries-who-were-unlawfully-detained-in-nyc-jails-by-ice-as-part-of-92-5-million-class-action-settlement-against-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"El per\u00edodo de reclamaciones ya est\u00e1 abierto para inmigrantes de M\u00e9xico y otros pa\u00edses que fueron detenidos ilegalmente en c\u00e1rceles de Nueva York por ICE como parte de un acuerdo de demanda colectiva de 92,5 millones de d\u00f3lares contra la ciudad de Nueva York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los bufetes de abogados de Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, LLP y Benno & Associates dicen que m\u00e1s de 20.000 personas que presenten reclamaciones v\u00e1lidas podr\u00edan recibir pagos de liquidaci\u00f3n de 10.000 d\u00f3lares o m\u00e1s; el plazo para presentar reclamaciones se extiende del 14 de febrero al 15 de mayo de 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW YORK<\/strong> (February 18, 2025) \u2013 The law firms of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel, LLP and Benno & Associates, P.C., announced today that the period for filing claims to receive a settlement payment as part of a class action lawsuit against New York City is now open and runs through May 15, 2025. The class action settlement of up to $92.5 million was reached in Onadia v. City of New York, resolving claims by individuals who were unlawfully detained by the NYC Department of Correction solely on the basis of a U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainer between April 1, 1997 and December 21, 2012. The City of New York denies liability but agreed to establish the Class fund to compensate Class Members and pay attorneys\u2019 fees and settlement costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is eligible to file a claim?<\/strong> The Settlement allows more than 20,000 Class Members detained beyond their scheduled release dates on the basis of ICE detainer requests to seek a Settlement award. Class members include individuals from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras, and Guyana. These individuals may or may not still be living in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much money will class members receive? Depending on the length and date of their overdetention, Class Members may be eligible to receive awards of $10,000 or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do individuals file a claim?<\/strong> If you believe you are in the Class of individuals covered by this Settlement, please visit https:\/\/www.NYCICEsettlement.com\/<\/a>. You may also call 1-800-479-0810 or email NYCICESettlement@AtticusAdmin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfQu\u00e9 es una orden de retenci\u00f3n de ICE?<\/strong> ICE detainers are requests issued to state and local law enforcement agencies to hold an individual for up to 48 business hours beyond their scheduled release so ICE can take custody of the individual. In some cases, however, individuals were detained for days or weeks beyond that two-day period. Together, Class Members were detained more than 166,000 days beyond their scheduled release dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do Class Members have to be living in the United States to file a claim?<\/strong> Any Class Member may file a claim regardless of where they are currently living. Lawyers in this case anticipate that a large percentage of Class Members may have repatriated to their countries of origin or left New York, which is why it is essential to spread the news of this settlement broadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Constitution protects all human beings within the United States from detention without probable cause no matter their immigration status. This case teaches that those protections must be respected and that those who choose to ignore the Constitution will be brought to account,\u201d said Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are asking for the help from the news media, community organizations, and individuals to share this information with anyone they know who may fit the description of a class member, so they can receive a settlement payment. The claims process is simple and may provide eligible class members with $10,000 or more,\u201d said Debra L. Greenberger, partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-955","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdm.lebuinco.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}