Law360, New York (May 10, 2016, 11:20 PM EDT) -- Immigrants who say they were unlawfully held by Los Angeles County officers based on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers filed motions Monday seeking certification for a class of tens of thousands in their consolidated lawsuits in California federal court. Named plaintiffs Gerardo Gonzalez and Simon Chinivizyan claim they were both subject to immigration detainers by Southern California law enforcement officials on ICE's behalf despite being U.S. citizens and, by definition, not removable. Clemente De La Cerda, Alain Martinez-Perez and Annika Alliksoo, also named plaintiffs in one of the complaints consolidated into the current suit, say they were arrested and detained...

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