July 24, 2007
CALIFORNIA: Police roadblocks to remove unlicensed drivers challenged

dailybreeze.com

CALIFORNIA -- A controversial police technique to remove unlicensed drivers from the roads is being challenged on civil rights grounds, and another federal court decision is expected soon, it was reported today.

Police across California are using temporary roadblocks to find unlicensed drivers, and impound their cars. But Latino rights groups say that practice is discriminatory and aimed at undocumented workers, who are unable to pay for their cars' steep impound fees.

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Posted by tyne at July 24, 2007
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