Multiple lawsuits show that ICE is illegally using G4S Secure Solutions, a contractor, to conduct ICE RAIDs. ICE is forbidden from using contractors under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) to assist in immigration enforcement activities.

The claim consists of two main components: first, that multiple lawsuits show ICE is illegally using G4S Secure Solutions, a contractor, to conduct ICE raids; and second, that ICE is forbidden under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) from using contractors to assist in immigration enforcement activities. The search results provide multiple sources confirming that lawsuits have indeed been filed against ICE for its use of G4S Secure Solutions in immigration arrests, particularly in California.

For example, the ACLU Foundation and Asian Americans Advancing Justice have filed a class-action lawsuit demanding ICE stop using G4S contractors to arrest individuals at jails and prisons (aclunc.orgaclunc.orgSolano v. ICE (Illegal Immigration Arrests by Private Contractors): aclunc. Org). Reuters and Top Class Actions report on lawsuits claiming ICE’s use of G4S Secure Solutions to carry out thousands of immigration arrests is illegal under federal law (topclassactions.comtopclassactions.comICE Violates Federal Law Through Use of G4S Private Contractors to and 5).

The Los Angeles Times and Yahoo News report on settlements and court rulings banning ICE officials from relying on private contractors to arrest immigrants at state prisons and jails, reinforcing the legal challenge to the practice (latimes.comlatimes.comICE banned from using contractors to arrest immigrants at California and 4). Regarding the legal basis, 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) restricts the use of contractors in immigration enforcement activities.

The lawsuits argue that ICE’s use of G4S contractors violates this statute. While ICE has historically used contractors for certain enforcement roles, courts and settlements have found or are considering such usage illegal under the cited statute, as it delegates enforcement powers to private entities, which 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) forbids.

However, the claim that ICE is outright forbidden from using contractors under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) is subject to ongoing legal interpretation and litigation outcomes. The lawsuits and settlements point to this prohibition, but ICE’s position and the full legal context may involve nuances about specific contractor roles and tasks.

In sum, the claim that multiple lawsuits show ICE’s illegal use of G4S contractors in immigration arrests is supported by the sources, and 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) is the statutory basis cited to argue such use is forbidden. Legal proceedings and settlements have affirmed or challenged the legality of this practice, but definitive final court rulings on all aspects may still be pending.