American Expatriate Costa Rica

English-language news and information on Costa Rica

  • Home
  • Original Articles
  • News Reports
  • Book Reviews

Honduran woman and her son sued the US government

August 19, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Suny Rodríguez, a 40-year-old honduran and her 9-year-old son Angelo sued the US government in a federal court for having been illegally detained and for inhuman treatment.

In January, 2015, Rodríguez, her partner José Rafael Sánchez and their son were arrested by US border authorities shortly after crossing illegally from Mexico.

Rodríguez told authorities she was scared of going back to Honduras because she had been threatened and physically attacked due to her complaints against police corruption in the Central American country. However, officials from ICE immigration agency and CBP denied an interview to assess their asylum application and threatened her with deportation.

She and her child were separated from Sánchez, and remained in CBP facilities with freezing temperatures, without adequate food and sometimes they even slept on the wet floor.

The three of them were released and were allowed to legally stay in the United States.

The complaint was filed on Wednesday in a federal court in New Jersey. The federal government has 60 days to respond.

crhoy.com

Related articles:

  1. Woman is being investigated for unlawfully charging maternity leave
  2. Zika keeps affecting Honduran population: 8 children were born with microcephaly
  3. Food waste: alarming data
  4. Government wants to collect taxes on revenues made abroad
  5. American Embassy seeks data on woman who died in Abangares
  6. SUGEF, Finance Ministry and ICD call for anti-money laundering projects

Filed Under: News Reports

SIGN UP FOR AMERICAN EXPATRIATE IN COSTA RICA

It's free, we respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Connect with Social Media

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
Follow @expatcostarica

Search Articles and News Reports

Articles by Publication Date

July 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Apr    

News Summary

U.S. President Orders Navy Task Force to Caribbean to Counter Venezuela Threat

Costa Rica Government Silent on Travel Ban with Just 13 Days Left

News Summary

Legislators approve moratorium for registration of shareholders

President confirms gasoline give away for ethanol pilot project

Chinese company sells low cost smart phones in Costa Rica

Search continues for small plane missing in Drake

Farmers will march to the Ministry of Agriculture

IMN warns of dangerous UV radiation this Friday

Copyright © 2010 to 2025 · Link to Legal Notices and Privacy Policy