District Court Awards $82,500 to Plaintiff Wrongfully Detained for More Than Three Years

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that the plaintiff, an U.S. citizen was wrongly arrested and held for 1,273 days while being subjected to removal proceedings as if he were a noncitizen, had met his burden of proof with respect to his false arrest and imprisonment claims. The court directed that a judgment be entered in favor of the plaintiff for $82,500. (Watson v. United States, 2/25/16)