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Court Orders ICE to Test All Mesa Verde Detainees, Staff

SAN FRANCISCO — In an emergency order late yesterday, federal District Court Judge Vince Chhabria ordered the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to test all people detained and all staff at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center for COVID-19. Chhabria emphasized the urgency of a situation
August 17, 2020 Immigrants' Rights

ICE Secretly Bans COVID-19 Testing of Adelanto Detainees

LOS ANGELES — In a shocking discovery, it has been found that although about 1,900 COVID-19 test kits were sent to the immigrant detention center in Adelanto, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials refused to allow the vast majority of them to be used. The refusal to give tests to
August 11, 2020 Immigrants' Rights

ACLU Sues Pomona Over Refusal to Implement New Police Law

LOS ANGELES — Police officers’ legal authority to kill underwent a key change in California on January 1, when a new law stated that lethal force was justifiable only “when necessary in defense of human life.” But even as officer use of deadly force has become a hugely prominent national issue, many
July 31, 2020 Police Practices

Union Pacific Railroad Police Cuts Ties with ICE

LOS ANGELES — The Union Pacific Railroad Police has agreed to break off its shadowy collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that was rooted in racial profiling and other actions causing the harm that the California Values Act was enacted to prevent. The key changes in the
July 27, 2020 Immigrants' Rights