NYC Police Notified Immigration After Complaint of Harassment Against Them, Lawsuit Said

New York City - A Palestinian Arab living in the country illegally has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the New York Police Department notified immigration authorities in retaliation for a complaint he filed in 2003 with the Civilian Complaint Review Board - which investigates alleged police misconduct - that an NYPD officer harassed him.

The chief spokesman for the police department, Paul Brown, denied that the complaint was connected to his arrest by federal immigration authorities. "The NYPD does not report anyone based solely on their immigration status," he said.