(NewsNation) — The attorney of a Liberian who was arrested in Minneapolis last weekend, an event seen live on NewsNation, is now speaking out on the timeline of events.
Immigration attorney Marc Prokosch is representing Garrison Gibson, 37, after he was detained during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in the city, where tensions have been high since the shootings of Renee Nicole Good and a Venezuelan migrant over the past week.
Prokosch told NewsNation the way Gibson was arrested was a “blatant violation” of his and his family’s Fourth Amendment rights, as federal immigration agents used a battering ram to enter his home. Prokosch said the agents presented Gibson’s wife with an administrative warrant when making their arrest, but it was the wrong kind.
“Administrative warrants are only valid in public spaces. They’re not valid to break into a house,” Prokosch said. “You need a judicial warrant for that.”
According to the Associated Press, Gibson fled Liberia with his family as a child to escape a civil war there and had been ordered removed from the United States after a 2008 drug conviction that was later overturned by a court. He was living in the U.S. legally under an order of supervision, with the requirement that he meet regularly with immigration authorities.
Prokosch told the AP that just days before his arrest on Jan. 11, Gibson had checked in with immigration authorities and would have another check-in with them in a couple months.
Since Sunday, Gibson has been in and out of ICE custody. He was flown to Texas despite a judge’s order for him to stay in Minnesota, and he was detained again after another check-in on Friday.
As of Friday afternoon, Gibson is out of ICE custody and is with his family.