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ACLU Sues ICE Over Conditions at Adelanto Center Rife for COVID-19

RIVERSIDE — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California and the law firm Latham & Watkins LLP have filed a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court to demand a drastic reduction in the number of detainees at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center during the COVID-19
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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)
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights