LINCOLN- After claiming that the government has ignored requests for information about an immigration investigation in O' Neill, the ACLU of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit to obtain additional information about the 2018 raid.

In 2018 133 people were taken into custody, the ACLU documented reports of mistreatment and potential civil rights violations during the raid.

Following the federal operation, the ACLU criticized it for failing to provide detainees with adequate food, water, shelter and language interpretation services.

The ACLU is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the department’s Office of Inspector General to compel a release of records related to the investigation and whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents violated detainee rights.

The ACLU said it initially collaborated with the OIG, which in part is charged with providing independent oversight of immigration enforcement activities. The OIG opened an investigation but never shared the results, said the ACLU.

The Inspector Generals' office and ICE have yet to comment on the building situation.

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