Press Releases

BREAKING: Court Orders Drastic Reductions at ICE's Adelanto Center

LOS ANGELES — United States District Court in Los Angeles today ordered the number of detainees at the Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement Processing Center be decreased “to such a level that would allow the remaining detainees to maintain a social distance of six feet from each other at al
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ANNOUNCEMENT: Major Legal Action To Combat COVID-19 Spread in ICE Detention Centers

WHAT: Phone-in press conference to announce a major legal action to combat COVID-19 spread in ICE detention centers located in California. The action will be brought by a coalition of attorneys from the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

ICE's Impersonation of Police Officers Challenged in Court

LOS ANGELES — The “police” officers at the door look the part: flak jackets, tactical gear, guns, and the word POLICE emblazoned on their outfits. They even announce they are “the police.” But they are not the police. They are U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents relying on deceptio
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

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