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…
Private Prison Group Sues California over New Law
On Monday, a Florida corporation, GEO Group, filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging AB 32, a…
Governor to Play Santa Claus this Holiday to ICE’s Grinch? Family of Detained Fijian Hope So
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom could play Santa Claus to the…
ICE and CBP Are Secretly Tracking Us Using Stingrays
The public has a right to know if and how often ICE and CBP are using Stingrays….
Sacramento Sheriff Breaking State Law by Cooperating with ICE, Charge Critics; Call for AG Probe and Grand Jury
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It’s no surprise that Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones…
Rally Asks Governor to Stop ICE from Deporting Prisoners after They’ve Done Time – Charles Joseph Case History
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Most of the images of the Trump Administration’s out-of-control…
ICE Detainee Beaten by Yuba County Jail Guard – Says Jail Treats Them ‘Worse Than Abandoned Animals’
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Yuba County Jail – rife with reports of inhumane…
Sacramento Private Migrant Detention Center Targeted by Protests Locks Doors, Claim Immigration Advocates
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – Apparently, Florida-based GEO Group – working with Homeland Security…
Sac Rally Targets Company Days after State Bans Private Prisons and Detention Centers; Davis Rabbi Leads Service
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – The Florida-based GEO Group – one of the companies…
Protesters Call for De-Funding ICE, Garamendi District Director Calls for Quiet
Local groups came together at noon on Tuesday to protest the continued policies of the Trump administration…
Sacramento Anti-Racist Groups Support Dead Anti-ICE Activist’s Attack on Deportation Buses
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Anti-racist groups late Tuesday unfurled a banner over a…
ACLU Seeks Court Order against ICE to Guarantee Detained Immigrants Access to Lawyers
(From Press Release) — The ACLU Foundation of Northern California went to court today to seek an…
Children Continue to Die in Government Custody
By Cynthia Pompa In recent months, at least seven children have either died in custody or after…
As Trump Tweets Hateful Threats, States are Protecting Immigrant Rights
By Naureen Shah This week, President Trump kicked off his re-election campaign by tweeting a threat to…
Trump Border Czar Will Continue the Administration’s Cruel Border Policies
By Brian Tashman President Trump announced today that former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Thomas Homan…
DHS is Locking Immigrants in Solitary Confinement
By Naureen Shah In 2012, I visited the federal supermax prison ADX Florence in Colorado and spoke…
ACLU Sues ICE Contractor, Calls for Investigation of Abuse of Women Immigrants
Women were shackled, forced to ride in a boiling, windowless van for hours (From Press Release) –…
Kirstjen Nielsen Implemented Trump’s Most Brutal Policies – Now She’s Gone
By Brian Tashman Late yesterday, President Trump announced that Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as the Secretary of…
Yuba County Jail Hunger Strike by ICE Detainees for Humane Treatment Ends
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau MARYSVILLE, CA – Hunger strikes in the suffrage, civil rights, farmworker…
