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Court Orders Release of Six Detainees at Risk of Death from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES — Today, U.S. District Court ordered the release of six people detained at Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County with medical conditions making them highly vulnerable to serious illness and death if infected with COVID-19. The release was ordered by Judge Terry J. Hatte

April 1, 2020

ACLU Lawsuit Demands Release of Immigrants at Risk of Death from COVID-19

LOS ANGELES — Today, six people detained at Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County with medical conditions that make them highly vulnerable to serious illness and death if infected with COVID-19 filed a lawsuit in federal court against U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

March 30, 2020

Legal Organizations Fight New ICE Policy Blocking Meetings with Detainees

LOS ANGELES — Immigrants in detention centers have a long-established legal right to meet with attorneys, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center have issued a new policy that essentially bans those visits.

March 26, 2020

Lawsuit Demands ICE Release Immigrants at Risk of Death from COVID-19

SAN FRANCISCO — Today, thirteen immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in California filed a lawsuit in federal district court against U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement calling for their immediate release.

March 24, 2020

L.A. Board of Supervisors Issues Order to Facilitate Reduction of Jails Population

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors took a major step today toward significantly reducing the population of L.A. County Jails during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 23, 2020

ACLU: ICE Must Develop COVID-19 Plan for Detention Centers

ADELANTO/BAKERSFIELD — Today the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California sent letters to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) saying an effective plan must be developed for prevention and management of the COVID-19 virus at its detention centers.

March 11, 2020