Lawsuit Claims US Citizen Illegally Held in Jail Because of His Latino Name and Skin Color

A Honduras-born US citizen was illegally jailed in Louisiana because a sheriff’s office thought he was in the country illegally, a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) states.

The ACLU of Louisiana filed a lawsuit in Baton Rouge on behalf of Ramon Torres, who on August 31, 2018 was arrested and detained for four days by the Ascensio…