November 28, 2017
A California federal judge has ordered the release of at least four child immigrants after the U.S. Department of Justice was unable to show last week that they were dangerous or flight risks, calling into question their re-arrests on allegations of gang ties, according to court papers and a lawyer for the children.
November 21, 2017
A class of children who entered the U.S. without their parents, are suspected of being in the U.S. without authorization and are accused of being gang members are entitled to hearings within a week of their apprehensions, a California federal judge ruled Monday.
August 14, 2017
The American Civil Liberties Union accused the government Friday of unlawfully detaining a proposed class of unaccompanied immigrant teens in jail-like conditions and denying them access to legal counsel under the premise of stamping out street violence and without sufficient evidence that they were affiliated with gangs.