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  • Legal Analysis: ICE Daycare Arrest in Chicago (November 2025)

    1. Jurisdictional Framework a. Federal authority (ICE) ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) operates under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a), which grants federal immigration officers authority to: Arrest aliens if there is reason to believe they are in violation of immigration law and likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained. Enter non-public premises only with…

  • SUMMARY — WILLIAMSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RESPONSE (PIA ID# 40621)

    Date: October 27, 2025From: Katie Lentz, Open Records Coordinator, Williamson County Sheriff’s OfficeTo: Texas Attorney General, Open Records DivisionSubject: Request for Ruling on Disclosure — PIA ID# 40621Complainant/Requestor: LeRoy Nellis II Code Section Claimed Basis Effect §552.101 Confidential by law (Common-Law Privacy) Used to withhold medical, psychiatric, or “intimate” details. §552.103 Litigation Exception Claimed the…

  • Legal Argument: The Constitutionality and Legality of Restraint Chair Use in Texas Correctional Facilities

    I. IssueWhether the use of a restraint chair on adult inmates in Texas jails and prisons, as authorized under 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 273.6, comports with constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment, and substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment—particularly in cases involving mentally ill or medically vulnerable detainees.…

  • The Legal Voidance of Cash Bonds Upon Rearrest: A Texas and Federal Analysis

    By LeRoy Nellis I. Introduction The institution of bail serves as one of the oldest mechanisms balancing the presumption of innocence with the state’s interest in ensuring a defendant’s appearance at trial. In Texas, as in most jurisdictions, the right to reasonable bail is constitutionally protected under Article I, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution,…

  • Email to Senator Ted Cruz — DOJ Civil Rights Complaint Oversight Request

    Subject: Request for Oversight and Meeting — DOJ Civil Rights Complaint on Williamson County Jail AI Surveillance To: austin_office@cruz.senate.govCc: special.litigation@usdoj.gov, oig.hotline@usdoj.gov (optional) Dear Senator Cruz and Staff, My name is LeRoy Nellis II, and I am a Texas constituent and former detainee of the Williamson County Jail. I am writing to inform your office that…

  • Email to Senator John Cornyn — Request for Oversight and Meeting

    Request for Oversight and Meeting — DOJ Civil Rights Complaint on AI Surveillance in Texas Jails Dear Senator Cornyn and Staff, My name is LeRoy Nellis II, a Texas constituent and former detainee of the Williamson County Jail. I am reaching out to share a formal civil-rights complaint that I recently filed with the U.S.…

  • Dear FBI Civil Rights Division,

    My name is LeRoy Nellis II, and I am a Texas resident and former detainee of the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas. I am writing to submit a formal civil-rights complaint regarding the use of AI-enabled surveillance and data-integration systems operating within that facility under an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) with the U.S. Marshals…

  • Liberty Before Conviction: Constitutional and Human Rights Dimensions of Pre-Trial Detention in the United States

    By LeRoy Nellis LeRoy Nellis is an investigative author and constitutional researcher based in Austin, Texas. Section 1: Abstract Abstract Pre-trial detention represents one of the most profound constitutional tensions in the American criminal justice system—balancing public safety with the presumption of innocence. Though the Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and the Fourteenth Amendment safeguards…

  • Pre-Trial Detention Reform: Reclaiming Justice Before Conviction

    Across America, pre-trial detention has evolved from a temporary safeguard into a silent engine of punishment. What was once meant to ensure court appearance now functions as an intergovernmental revenue system—an ecosystem of contracts, cost models, and shared liability where freedom depends more on paperwork than guilt. The Core Shift:Modern reform seeks to replace the…