Court Finds Likely Constitutional Violation in ICE’S Detention of Immigrants in Two Cramped Detention Centers during Pandemic
Order Establishes Process for Court to Consider Releases of Detainees FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2020 MEDIA CONTACTS: San Francisco Public Defenders, Valerie Ibarra, valerie.ibarra@sfgov.org, 628-249-7946 ACLU SoCal Communications & Media Advocacy, communications@aclusocal.org, …
DETAINED IMMIGRANTS FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST ICE, DEMAND IMMEDIATE RELEASES FROM EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITIONS DURING GLOBAL PANDEMIC
Lawsuit Also Defends First Amendment Right to Hunger Strike Over Dangerous Conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: San Francisco Public Defender’s Office (628) 249-7946 (cell) Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org ACLU SoCal Communications, 626-755-4129 (cell) …
Federal Judge orders ICE to release four detained immigrants at risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19 infection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Conley-Buchsieb, mconleybuchsieb@lccrsf.org, (415) 500-5229 April 9, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge has ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers …
Lawsuit Demands ICE Release Immigrants at Risk of Death from COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2020 Contact: Mark Conley-Buchsieb, mconleybuchsieb@lccrsf.org, (415) 500-5229 Lawsuit Demands ICE Release Immigrants at Risk of Death from COVID-19 :Thirteen Detainees at Yuba County Jail and Mesa …
Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional
TUCSON, AZ — A federal court today ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to overhaul the way the agency detains people in its custody in the Tucson Sector. The court …
Federal Judge: Wrongfully Deported Immigrant Youth Must Be Returned to U.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 19, 2020 Contact: Matt Kovac, (415) 510-9601, mkovac@lccrsf.org Joshua Busch, Public Counsel, 310-991-2503, jbusch@publiccounsel.org Federal Judge: Wrongfully Deported Immigrant Youth Must Be Returned to U.S. …
Bay Area Civil Rights Group Announces MLK Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from LCCR – SF Bay Area February 19, 2020 Contact: Matt Kovac, mkovac@lccrsf.org, (415) 510-9601 Bay Area Civil Rights Group Announces MLK Award Winners California Attorney …
Homeless Californians Win New Protections in Caltrans Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2020 Contact: Matt Kovac, (415) 510-9601, mkovac@lccrsf.org Homeless Californians Win New Protections in Caltrans Settlement Caltrans will pay $2 million for destroying unhoused people’s belongings and …