Judge dismisses suit against ICE by immigrant in Detroit church sanctuary
Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free PressPublished 6:01 a.m. ET Sept. 13, 2019
A federal judge in Detroit dismissed on Thursday a lawsuit filed on behalf of an Albanian immigrant who has been in sanctuary inside a Detroit church trying to avoid deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Judge Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan said the case involved issues that are outside her jurisdiction.
In January 2018, Ded Rranxburgaj, 49, of Southgate took refuge in Central United Methodist Church after ICE agents had told him he would be deported. A former cook who overstayed his visa, Rranxburgaj said he needed to stay in the U.S. to take care of his ailing wife, Flora, who has multiple sclerosis.
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