Immigrant and Civil Rights Groups File Language Access Complaint against SFPD
October 30, 2014
Immigrant and civil rights groups filed an Office of Citizen complaint and a California Tort Act administrative claim today against the San Francisco Police Department for failure to provide language access and wrongful arrest of a domestic violence survivor. The complaint, filed by Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, was brought on behalf of a limited English proficient domestic violence survivor named Dora Mejia who was denied interpretation services and wrongfully arrested.