Fearing arrest, undocumented litigant wants to testify remotely

In what appears to be a case of first impression for Minnesota, an undocumented immigrant who is suing his former employer wants to testify via closed circuit video from an undisclosed location because he fears he will be deported if he shows up at the courthouse. Joshua Newville, a lawyer at the Minneapolis-based Madia Law, made the unusual request in a Feb. 8 motion to Anoka County Judge Lawrence Johnson on behalf of his client, Anibal Sanchez.