KONG v. UNITED STATES

No. 21-1319.

62 F.4th 608 (2023)

Bunthoeun KONG, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethan R. Horowitz , with whom Northeast Justice Center was on brief, for appellant.

Eve A. Piemonte , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Nathaniel R. Mendell , Acting United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Adriana Lafaille and Rebecca R. Krumholz on brief for American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, amicus curiae.

Before Kayatta, Lipez, and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.


Bunthoeun Kong claims that he was improperly arrested and detained by federal immigration officers for the purpose of repatriating him to Cambodia. He now seeks damages from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") for false arrest, false imprisonment, and violation of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act...

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