A panel of national commissioners heard testimony in Atlanta Thursday, accusing immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, agents of misconduct.
The National Commission on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4th Amendment Rights was started by the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union.
17 year old Marie Justeen Mancha, a U.S. citizen of Mexican origin, testified that ICE agents searched her house two years ago, when she was home alone.
"I looked around and there were about 4 or 5 men in my home," she said, "And they were coming up the stairs. They began to ask me questions. I started to feel closed in, like I couldn't say no or not answer them because they were blocking the front door, and it was just me and them."
Several attorneys said Georgia communities are using a federal provision that lets local officials enforce immigration law. They claim it's led to racial profiling. ICE officials deny that they have illegally searched homes or detained individuals.
