
美國聯邦法官奧圖爾裁定川普政府對收到驅逐令後未離境移民祭出每日998美元罰款的做法違法,指出其違反《行政程序法》且缺乏具體指控。
美國聯邦法官奧圖爾於6日在一宗集體訴訟中裁定,川普政府對收到驅逐令卻未離開美國的移民每天處以998美元罰款的做法違法,因其違反《行政程序法》且未給予公眾意見機會。
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川普政府自去年開始對收到驅逐令後仍未離開美國的移民每天處以998美元罰款,引發移民權益訴訟。
川普政府從去年開始對收到驅逐令後仍未離開美國的移民每天處以998美元(約台幣3萬元)的罰款,這些罰款可以追溯至最長5年,因此最高罰款金額可達180萬美元(約台幣5722萬元)。美國聯邦法官6日阻止川普政府執行這項罰款政策,稱施加罰款的做法並不合法。
根據《路透》報導,波士頓的美國聯邦地區法官奧圖爾(George O'Toole)在1宗集體訴訟中裁定川普政府相關做法違法。這起訴訟由2名移民於去年提起,他們是數千名遭美國國土安全部處以民事罰款的移民之一。
奧圖爾支持原告的主張,認定這些罰款屬於違法行為,並違反《行政程序法》。原因是政府使用的制式罰款表格缺乏具體指控,沒有說明為何個人的行為足以構成應受處罰的理由。
奧圖爾同時認定,政府在採用這套簡化的罰款程序時,沒有遵守相關的規則制定程序。因為政府在修改政策之前,沒有給予公眾提出意見的機會。
奧圖爾表示,暫停與罰款相關的政策是必要的,因為若政府開始追討這些罰款,很可能會使原告陷入無力償債的困境。他在裁決書中寫「即使在政府施加高額罰款之前,原告的經濟處境就已十分脆弱。」
美國國土安全部尚未針對此事發表評論。另外該部門7月指出,自川普去年重返白宮後,已向移民開出超過10.3萬筆罰款,總金額約達840億美元(約台幣2.6兆元)。

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