In what is being claimed to be a landmark victory for the champions of immigration rights, Washington DC will cough-up $350,000 to settle a civil rights court case filed, the other day, by 11 different immigrants, in reply to arrests they underwent following chain of immigration raids conducted at their homes in 2007. Reportedly, all people involved with the trial will not be extradited.

Meanwhile, a concerned person was quoted as saying that the remarkable victory shows what may occur when individuals exhibit the nerve to stand together to fight for their basic human rights even as this settlement clearly shows that everyone was below the law, and this covers migration professionals.

He added that the settlement would act as torchlight for those migrants who continue to be subjected to the fears of deportation in the US, almost on a daily basis. But, a supporter of the development contested the claim saying the settlement must be seen as a time and money-saving exercise. The government was settling only because it wanted to save time and avoid unnecessary and additional legal proceedings.

The 11 persons who are expected to distribute the $350,000 settlement among themselves are among 30 people who were taken into custody during the said raids. Another involved person was quoted as saying that he and the 10 other involved persons decided to bring forth the case only because they have no desire to live in constant uncertainly of being extradited from the US.