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Houston police are under fire after a lawsuit claims they’re detaining drivers at traffic stops solely to hand them over to ICE — not for traffic violations, but because of immigration warrants. The case began when Erick Lopez, a man with no criminal record, was held for two hours after being pulled over for allegedly running a stop sign, simply because he had an immigration warrant. Houston’s policy allows officers to hold people “reasonably necessary” time if the stop is valid — but legal experts argue that any detention beyond the traffic stop itself violates constitutional rights. While Lopez has already been deported to Honduras, his lawyers are pushing to turn this into a class-action suit to protect others caught in this practice.

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