ICE Releases Hundreds Of Immigrants As Coronavirus Spreads in Detention Centers
4 years, 9 months ago

ICE Releases Hundreds Of Immigrants As Coronavirus Spreads in Detention Centers

NPR  

ICE Releases Hundreds Of Immigrants As Coronavirus Spreads in Detention Centers Enlarge this image toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP David Zalubowski/AP Several hundred immigrants have been released from U.S. detention centers amid concerns that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly through some facilities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has released nearly 700 detainees after evaluating their "immigration history, criminal record, potential threat to public safety, flight risk, and national security concerns." In New Jersey, where there have been significant outbreaks among detainees and staffers, local officials and immigrant advocates say at least 245 detainees have been released from three county jails where ICE detainees are held. Nationally, there are about 90 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among ICE detainees and more than 20 cases among detention center employees, according to the agency.

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As mass deportations loom, ICE eyeing new detention facility in California
1 month, 1 week ago

As mass deportations loom, ICE eyeing new detention facility in California

LA Times  

Rob Bonta reminded public institutions last week of a state law limiting the cooperation of courthouses, hospitals, schools, universities and shelters with federal immigration enforcement efforts. As the incoming Trump administration promises the mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants, federal authorities are eyeing California for a new detention facility for migrant adults. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are looking for …

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention
1 year, 5 months ago

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

NPR  

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP Chris Carlson/AP In Michigan, a man in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement was sent into a jail's general population unit with an open wound from surgery, no bandages and no follow-up medical appointment scheduled, even though he still had surgical …

California settlement limits ICE from re-detaining immigrants freed because of COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

California settlement limits ICE from re-detaining immigrants freed because of COVID

LA Times  

Immigration authorities must preserve coronavirus safety measures that allow for social distancing and vaccination mandates for staff and detainees at two California detention facilities, according to a class-action lawsuit settlement reached Thursday. “When we filed this lawsuit, ICE had put our clients and communities at risk by detaining as many people as possible in filthy, crowded dorms and cells, creating …

Migrants seek release as COVID hits Melbourne detention facility
3 years, 2 months ago

Migrants seek release as COVID hits Melbourne detention facility

Al Jazeera  

Detainees describe their dire situation inside a Melbourne hotel as the government continues to hold them despite the spread of infection. Staff and contractors entering the APOD adhere to strict requirements governing physical distancing and use of Personal Protective Equipment.” It also mentioned, “The ABF and its service providers are working closely with Victorian health authorities to manage contact tracing, …

Complaint: Mississippi ICE center is violating COVID rules
3 years, 7 months ago

Complaint: Mississippi ICE center is violating COVID rules

Associated Press  

— Several immigrants’ rights groups filed a complaint against those running a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Mississippi, saying it’s experiencing the largest COVID-19 outbreak at any ICE facility in the country because safety policies aren’t being followed. The civil rights and liberties complaint says that detainees are grouped close together in holding rooms at the Adams …

Aurora ICE detention facility reports 100 COVID-19 cases
3 years, 8 months ago

Aurora ICE detention facility reports 100 COVID-19 cases

Associated Press  

DENVER — A privately owned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora, Colorado, has reported about 100 detained people have tested positive for COVID-19. A report by the office of U.S. Rep. Jason Crow showed that the outbreak included 96 people and one employee as of last week, Colorado Public Radio reported Tuesday. The facility is owned by real …

Inside the vaccination crisis in ICE detention centres
3 years, 9 months ago

Inside the vaccination crisis in ICE detention centres

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is a moral and public health imperative to ensure that all individuals residing …

Immigration detention centre forced to close due to Covid outbreak
4 years ago

Immigration detention centre forced to close due to Covid outbreak

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Home Office has confirmed Brook House removal centre, near Gatwick airport, has shut …

As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants
4 years, 1 month ago

As coronavirus cases surge again, ICE leaders push to detain more immigrants

LA Times  

At a federal court hearing last week, Moises Becerra, a top official with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, discussed a plan to safely repopulate the Mesa Verde immigrant detention facility in Bakersfield. While ICE tries to regain control of Mesa Verde, advocates are pushing for state leaders to require that the agency coordinate with local public health departments and stop transfers …

ICE is deporting women at Irwin amid criminal investigation into Georgia doctor
4 years, 1 month ago

ICE is deporting women at Irwin amid criminal investigation into Georgia doctor

LA Times  

Four months ago, a Honduran immigrant named Jackelin was taken from the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia to see a local gynecologist. This is the uncertainty for Jackelin and other women at Irwin who face imminent deportation by ICE, despite an ongoing criminal investigation by the FBI, the Justice Department and the Homeland Security inspector general’s office that focuses …

More than 20 people have died in ICE custody in the last 12 months
4 years, 3 months ago

More than 20 people have died in ICE custody in the last 12 months

Daily Mail  

At least 21 undocumented immigrants have died in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the last 12 months, according to data released by the agency. Maria Celeste Ochoa and Cipriano Chavez were among the 21 undocumented immigrants who died in custody of ICE from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 Demonstrators gather outside of Stewart Detention Center …

ICE ordered to reduce population at Adelanto immigrant detention center hit by COVID-19
4 years, 3 months ago

ICE ordered to reduce population at Adelanto immigrant detention center hit by COVID-19

LA Times  

Family members and supporters of detainees at the Adelanto Immigration Detention Center hold signs in front of the Los Angeles Federal Building during a news conference to begin a hunger strike protesting poor conditions in the facility. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered the immediate reduction of the population of the Adelanto ICE processing center due to …

"We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls": Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster
4 years, 4 months ago

"We sent 500 tests. They don’t answer calls": Inside ICE’s coronavirus testing disaster

Salon  

Kathy Kunkel, secretary of the New Mexico Department of Health, was frustrated. Otero has since become one of the ICE facilities hardest hit by the pandemic, despite the fact that New Mexico's public health experts repeatedly offered their help and expertise to slow the spread of COVID-19. View reported COVID-19 cases at all ICE facilities here Internal emails obtained by …

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, immigrant children and parents must be released from detention – together (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, immigrant children and parents must be released from detention – together (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sally Goza, MD, FAAP, is the president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Sally Goza Privia Medical Group Children and parents currently languishing in federal immigration detention facilities cannot follow these protocols because they are confined in conditions that exacerbate the potential spread of Covid-19. With the Covid-19 pandemic raging throughout parts of the country, including detention centers …

ICE deliberately limited testing at Bakersfield immigration facility with COVID-19 outbreak
4 years, 5 months ago

ICE deliberately limited testing at Bakersfield immigration facility with COVID-19 outbreak

LA Times  

Last month, as the coronavirus spread through federal immigration detention centers around the country, officials at the Mesa Verde facility in Bakersfield rejected a suggestion to test all detainees there because it would be difficult to quarantine those who tested positive, the officials said. In an email on July 6, Janese Mull, the acting field office director for Immigration and …

Die In Detention Or At Home? U.S. Pandemic Forces Cruel Choice On Asylum Seekers
4 years, 6 months ago

Die In Detention Or At Home? U.S. Pandemic Forces Cruel Choice On Asylum Seekers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MONTERREY, Mexico, July 6 - In early June, asylum seeker Jose Munoz decided it was time to flee for his life - by getting deported from a Texas immigration detention center where coronavirus was sweeping through the population and going home to El Salvador. Reuters spoke to more than 30 lawyers, immigration advocates, detainees and their family …

'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention
4 years, 6 months ago

'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention

NPR  

'You Can Either Be A Survivor Or Die': COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention Enlarge this image toggle caption Shakira Najera Chilel Shakira Najera Chilel Shakira Najera Chilel feels like she's faced death before. He said "gaping holes" in testing guidelines and ICE's failure to significantly reduce population size have made these facilities hot spots for the virus. She attributed …

Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention
4 years, 6 months ago

Judge: US must free migrant children from family detention

India Today  

A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in US immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration's prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic. US District Judge Dolly Gee's order applies to children held for more than 20 days at three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania operated by US Immigration and …

US judge orders ICE to free children in family detention
4 years, 6 months ago

US judge orders ICE to free children in family detention

Al Jazeera  

The judge says centres, where 124 children are being held with family, are ‘on fire’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. A federal judge has ordered the release of children held with their parents in US immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration’s prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic. The order by US District Judge Dolly Gee applies to children …

Immigrant detainees describe deteriorating conditions as coronavirus spreads in facilities
4 years, 6 months ago

Immigrant detainees describe deteriorating conditions as coronavirus spreads in facilities

CNN  

CNN — For months, immigrant detainees held in Farmville, Virginia, worried about the coronavirus pandemic unfolding across the United States, but within the confines of the facility, the situation appeared to be stable, with few to no cases. “I’m very scared right now.” Detainees and lawyers who spoke to CNN described lack of social distancing, cloth face masks that need …

Begging for release, ICE detainees say they had to work in potentially contaminated areas as coronavirus spreads
4 years, 7 months ago

Begging for release, ICE detainees say they had to work in potentially contaminated areas as coronavirus spreads

CNN  

CNN — Lawyers representing a group of detainees at an Arizona immigrant detention center are pointing to a letter they say details dangerous conditions in custody as coronavirus spreads in the facility. For instance, the facility continued using the detainees as workers in the kitchen “knowing it was the place where the Coronavirus started spreading” until the kitchen was suspended, …

Second man with COVID-19 dies in US immigration custody
4 years, 7 months ago

Second man with COVID-19 dies in US immigration custody

Al Jazeera  

Santiago Baten-Oxlag, 34, died from COVID-19 complications at a hospital in the US state of Georgia. A Guatemalan man held in United States immigration detention has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed. In a statement on Monday, ICE said Santiago Baten-Oxlag, 34, died early on Sunday at a hospital in Columbus, Georgia, after …

ICE detention: Hunger strikes and pepper spray amid growing coronavirus concerns
4 years, 7 months ago

ICE detention: Hunger strikes and pepper spray amid growing coronavirus concerns

CNN  

CNN — Inside the ICE detention wing, the signs of clashes lingered hours after violence erupted and pepper spray was fired. “It’s all a misinformation campaign by political groups who are doing all they can to promote their anti-ICE, pro-illegal immigrant, anti-law enforcement agenda.” It’s not the only place where pepper spray has been deployed Other recent incidents involving use …

How U.S. is handling immigration during the coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

How U.S. is handling immigration during the coronavirus crisis

Live Mint  

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump made a hardline immigration agenda central to his 2020 re-election campaign and his administration has pushed ahead with a wide-ranging crackdown even as the United States has become the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak worldwide. ICE announced in mid-March that due to the outbreak, it would focus arrest and detention efforts on "public safety …

Federal Judge Orders ICE To Consider Releasing Detainees At High Risk For COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Federal Judge Orders ICE To Consider Releasing Detainees At High Risk For COVID-19

NPR  

Federal Judge Orders ICE To Consider Releasing Detainees At High Risk For COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Ben Margot/AP Ben Margot/AP A federal judge in California on Monday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to "identify and track" every person in ICE detention at an elevated risk of complications from COVID-19 and to consider releasing those detainees, regardless of …

Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus
4 years, 9 months ago

Detained immigrants plead for masks, protection from virus

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. But the guards would not give out the masks until the detainees signed the forms, which said they could not hold the private prison company running the detention center in San Diego liable if they got the …

‘I am afraid for my life’: Immigrant detainees plead to be released
4 years, 9 months ago

‘I am afraid for my life’: Immigrant detainees plead to be released

LA Times  

Pedro Bravo Castillo is one of at least 10 people who have been ordered by a judge to be released from ICE detention in the last couple of weeks. Until ICE agrees to release more detainees, “you’re going to keep seeing petitions like this,” said Jessica Bansal, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, which …

Federal judge orders release of immigrants in detention due to Covid-19, blasts ICE
4 years, 9 months ago

Federal judge orders release of immigrants in detention due to Covid-19, blasts ICE

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of four immigrants in ICE detention who are at high risk of serious illness in the event of a coronavirus outbreak and charged that the government had shown “deliberate indifference” to their medical needs. In ruling for the immigrants, Judge Alison J. Nathan of the US District Court for the …

Coronavirus: US doctors demand immediate release of prisoners and detainees to avert disaster
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: US doctors demand immediate release of prisoners and detainees to avert disaster

The Independent  

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Growing Calls To Close Immigration Courts And Release Detainees As Virus Spreads
4 years, 9 months ago

Growing Calls To Close Immigration Courts And Release Detainees As Virus Spreads

NPR  

Growing Calls To Close Immigration Courts And Release Detainees As Virus Spreads Enlarge this image David McNew/Getty Images David McNew/Getty Images U.S. authorities face growing calls to shutter all of the nation's immigration courts, and to release detained immigrants who do not pose a threat to public safety after an ICE detention center worker tested positive for the coronavirus. Sponsor …

ICE detention and coronavirus: Doctors warn Congress
4 years, 9 months ago

ICE detention and coronavirus: Doctors warn Congress

CNN  

CNN — Two doctors who are medical experts for the Department of Homeland Security are sending a warning to members of Congress. There’s an “imminent risk to the health and safety of immigrant detainees” and to the general public if the novel coronavirus spreads in ICE detention, Dr. Scott Allen and Dr. Josiah Rich wrote in a letter sent to …

The Coronavirus Is Making Mental Health In ICE Detention Even Worse
4 years, 9 months ago

The Coronavirus Is Making Mental Health In ICE Detention Even Worse

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Wednesday, a 27-year-old Honduran man reportedly killed himself while jailed at Karnes County Residential Center, an immigrant detention center in Texas. We anticipate that this won’t be the last death at Karnes unless ICE immediately releases all those detained at this detention center and in custody around the country.” RAICES has not yet released details about …

ICE detention and coronavirus: Immigrants feel like ‘sitting ducks’
4 years, 9 months ago

ICE detention and coronavirus: Immigrants feel like ‘sitting ducks’

CNN  

CNN — There are nearly 40,000 people in ICE custody across the United States. ICE says there aren’t any confirmed coronavirus cases at its detention facilities – and that protecting the health and safety of those in its custody is one of the agency’s top priorities. As this complex and fast-moving situation evolves, here are some of the key developments …

US prisons, jails on alert for spread of coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

US prisons, jails on alert for spread of coronavirus

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s jails and prisons are on high alert, stepping up inmate screenings, sanitizing jail cells and urging lawyers to scale back in-person visits to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading through their vast inmate populations. “I’m a realist and I suspect more than likely sometime it’s going to pop up in somebody’s jail.” Health officials have been …

ICE detention: What doctors who became detainees say they saw
5 years, 2 months ago

ICE detention: What doctors who became detainees say they saw

CNN  

CNN — The two men haven’t met, but their stories are strikingly similar. ICE said it couldn’t comment on the specific allegations due to pending litigation, but said the agency provides “comprehensive medical care” and is committed to the welfare of everyone in its custody. “It’s what I know,” he said, “and it’s the only way I can help.” In …

ICE Has A Record-Breaking 52,000 Immigrants In Detention, Report Says
5 years, 7 months ago

ICE Has A Record-Breaking 52,000 Immigrants In Detention, Report Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s ongoing crackdown on immigrants has hit a grim new milestone. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told BuzzFeed on Monday that the agency had 52,398 migrants currently in detention; as the outlet noted, this is the largest number of ICE detainees in the agency’s history. Kevin Landy, who served as head of ICE’s Office …

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees
6 years, 2 months ago

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees

NPR  

ICE Appears To End Use Of Federal Prisons For Immigrant Detainees Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has all but abandoned its use of federal prisons to house detainees. Immigrant detainees left the federal prisons either because they were deported, transferred to civil detention facilities, or were granted bail There are no …

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