U.S. District Court Shocker: ICE Had No Plan to Deal with COVID-19 Outbreak at Mesa Verde Detention Center
By Kianna Anvari SAN FRANCISCO – The Mesa Verde ICE detention center—where more than half of detainees…
Student Opinion: ‘Forced Hysterectomies’ Allegations Against ICE
By Michelle Moreno Lira Various women in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Irwin county detention center…
Despite Emotional Plea, Yolo Judge Informs Sexual Abuse Victim Law Won’t Let Him Help
By Tiffany Devlin WOODLAND – The victim of a sexual assault case offered a powerful and emotional…
Muslim ICE Detainees Reportedly Forced to Choose Between Eating Pork or Rotten Halal Food
By Linh Nguyen MIAMI – After the group Muslim Advocates alleged that ICE is making Muslim detainees…
Half of ICE Facility Detainees Test Positive for COVID-19 after Federal Judge Orders Tests
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – The Vanguard has learned that ICE…
Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing
After ICE had failed to provide COVID testing to immigrant detainees, on Thursday, a federal judge granted…
ICE Confirms Medical Provider at Mesa Verde Detention Center Tests Positive for COVID-19
Earlier this month, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to lawyers challenging conditions of detention filed…
Commentary: What’s ICE’s Response to COVID-19 in Detention Centers?
By Esmeralda Mendoza ICE California Detention Centers have repeatedly failed to provide detainees personal protective equipment (PPE),…
Major Court Win against ICE: Yuba County and Mesa Verde Detention Centers Population Cut in Half
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge – already not happy…
Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – In the few weeks since a U.S….
Federal Court Considers Releasing ICE Detainees from Mesa Verde, Yuba County Detention Centers; Criticizes Government’s Inaction
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. District judge here Wednesday –…
After Long Battle, Public Defender Successfully Secures Release of Transgender Client from ICE Detention
(From Press Release – SF Public Defender) – Yesterday, the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office secured the…
CA ICE Centers Sued over COVID-19 Threat; Court Asked to Immediately Release 400+ Immigrant Detainees
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) detainee centers…
Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Four Detained Immigrants
A federal judge has ordered the release of four immigrants detained in two ICE detention centers in…
Federal Court Rules to Release Individuals at High Risk of Contracting COVID-19
By Murcel Rahimi Harrisburg, PA.- The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled…
SF Public Defender Calls for Release of Immigrant Detainees, Philly DA Urges Reduction of Prison Population to Prevent Outbreak
SF Public Defender Calls for Release of Immigrant Detainees at Yuba County Jail and Mesa Verde Detention…
Attorneys and Other Activists Denounce ICE Arrest at Courthouses across California
SAN FRANCISCO – Last week ICE arrested a San Francisco resident in front of the Hall of…
Public Defender Mano Raju and DA Chesa Boudin Condemn ICE Arrest outside SF Criminal Court
(From SF PD and SF DA press release) — On election day, Tuesday, March 3, federal immigration…
Jurisdiction for Mesa Verde Detention Facility Cases Moved from San Francisco to Van Nuys, Impacting Access to Counsel
(From Press Release – JDC) —The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco…
SF Public Defenders File Restraining Order against I.C.E.
Allege Christmas Night Transfer of Transgender Immigrant Detainee To Texas Where She Is Being Held In Isolation…
