Alleged Abuses Lead to Legislation Introduced Allowing Public Health Investigations of California Private Detention Facilities
By Joey Lo SACRAMENTO, CA – Los Angeles Senator María Elena Durazo Thursday unveiled Senate Bill 1132,…
Guest Commentary: COVID-19 Is Not Over for People Who Are Incarcerated
Mass incarceration created a foreseeable disaster. By Nancy Rosenbloom The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, especially not…
Guest Commentary: The Biden Administration Is on the Wrong Side in This Crucial Supreme Court Immigration Case
A case before the court will determine whether immigrants have access to a bond hearing to justify…
ACLU Demands Action from ICE – Condemns Detention Center Failure to Provide COVID Boosters
By Luke Kyaw WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Wednesday sent a letter to…
Ninth Circuit Invokes ‘Convention against Torture’ to Halt Deportation of Woman Horribly Abused in Mexico
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
Lawyers Argue U.S. Fails to Comply with Federal Regulations Protecting ‘Torture’ Victims, Improperly Serving 11-Year-Old
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO – A case in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit…
New CA Legislation – the ‘Hold Act’ – Intended to Prevent Virus Outbreaks in State’s Private Detention Facilities
By Julia Asby and Aziza Nussipov STATE CAPITOL – Immigrant Defense Advocates, an organization that advocates for…
Public Defenders Push Biden Administration to Reverse Trump Era Immigration Policies
Public Defenders representing immigrants in criminal and immigration deportation proceedings are calling on the Biden Administration and…
Civil Rights Groups File Damage Claims Against Governor, State for Unconstitutionally Transferring State Prisoners to ICE Custody
The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO – Four people formerly incarcerated in California prisons, who were supposed to be…
Federal Court Rules Detained Immigrants Must Receive Timely Access to Judges
By Linh Nguyen and Nickolas Kwok NEW YORK, NY — A federal court has ruled that Immigrations…
Day 5 of ICE Mesa Verde Hearing: Inconsistent Witness Testimony
By Dylan Ferguson SAN FRANCISCO- The weeklong hearing on whether the Mesa Verde ICE detention center…
Hearing with Expert Testimonies to Determine Fitness of ICE Mesa Verde Facility, Struck with COVID-19
By Emma Phillips SAN FRANCISCO – A hearing resumed here in U.S. District Court Thursday to determine…
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…
Salvadoran Immigrant Illegally Detained after Winning His Immigration Case Twice
By Susana Jurado OAKLAND – After more than three years, a Salvadorian immigrant detainee still remains…
Federal Lawsuit Asks Court to Immediately Release COVID-19 Vulnerable ICE Detainees in Yuba County Jail
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – Yuba County Jail – the scene of hunger…
