SAN ANTONIO – The League of United Latin American Citizens filed a federal lawsuit on Feb. 6 against Child Protective Services, alleging the department abused its power.
LULAC said that CPS took a 10-day-old baby away from its mother because of alleged drug use. The woman and baby did not test positive for drugs, but CPS still took the baby away.
Julie Marquez, with the LULAC Council in Seguin, said the case is nothing out of the ordinary for CPS.
"We have several cases ... We have more than 10 cases. It's the same M.O. over and over and over again. They withhold evidence and they abuse their discretion and they abuse their power," Marquez said.
The Department of Family Protective Services had no comment on the lawsuit.
KSAT Intern Kayla Kennedy contributed to this article.