Sep 21, 2020
ACLU Statement on Record-Breaking Number of Deaths in ICE Custody
As COVID-19 Continues to Ravage Detention Facilities, FY 2020 is the Deadliest Year Since FY 2005
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Sep 18, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About Medical Abuse at Irwin County Detention Facility
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Georgia filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to s...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Sep 17, 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak at Adelanto ICE Detention Center
Nearly Half of Those Tested are Positive for the Virus
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 11, 2020
ICE Secretly Bans COVID-19 Testing of Adelanto Detainees
1,900 Test Kits Were Sent to the Detention Center, but Few Were Used
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2020
Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Wind Down with More than Two Dozen Released
RHODE ISLAND - Three weeks of marathon bail hearings before U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy are concluding this week in response to a class-action lawsuit filed by ACLU attorneys ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
May 22, 2020
ACLU Files FOIA Request to Uncover Information About ICE COVID-19 Response
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public records request today under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain documents related to the Immigration and Custo...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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