Five residents of the Bronx borough of New York City have filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD) for conducting what plaintiffs say are discriminatory searches specifically against immigrants from the Caribbean. It’s part of the growing public backlash against “stop-and-frisk,” a policy that allows officers to stop citizens
Caribbean Immigrants File Lawsuit Against NYPD For Stop-And-Frisk
A lawsuit claims that NYPD officers routinely stop Caribbean immigrants without cause and then charge them with misdemeanors small quantities of marijuana are found.