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SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY et al

  1. April 06, 2023

    DOJ Says No Right To Counsel In Immigrant Bond Hearings

    The Biden administration told a D.C. federal judge that no constitutional right to counsel exists for detained immigrants in bond proceedings as it tries to undercut what remains of a lawsuit alleging several immigration detention centers are hindering attorney access.

  2. March 16, 2023

    Insufficient Facts Doom SPLC Atty Access Claim, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge tossed Southern Poverty Law Center's claim that three immigration detention centers unconstitutionally hindered their clients' access to attorneys, backing the Biden administration's contention that the organization hadn't offered a single affected client or proceeding.

  3. September 12, 2022

    Feds Say SPLC Needs Valid Bond Cases In Detention Suit

    The Biden administration is pressing a D.C. federal court to end allegations that it prevents the Southern Poverty Law Center's detained immigrant clients from petitioning the courts for release, saying the organization hasn't shown that its clients have viable bond claims.

  4. June 30, 2022

    SPLC Objections To ICE Facility Report Found 'Unconvincing'

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday denied the Southern Poverty Law Center's bid to reject a court-appointed monitor report on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's compliance with an order to improve detainee attorney access, saying the monitor's findings were sufficient.

  5. June 03, 2022

    SPLC's Right-To-Counsel Claim For Immigrants Is Tossed

    A D.C. federal judge tossed the Southern Poverty Law Center's claim that confinement conditions at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities impeded its clients' access to attorneys, saying the issue arose from immigration removal proceedings the district court could not hear.

  6. May 03, 2022

    Judge Allows For Court Monitor To Meet Migrants' Attys

    A D.C. federal judge agreed Tuesday to authorize a court-appointed monitor to speak with detainees' attorneys as part of an inspection into whether three Southern detention facilities are complying with an order to improve their access to counsel and provide translation services.

  7. April 25, 2022

    Rights Group Calls For Court Monitor To Meet Migrants' Attys

    The Southern Poverty Law Center has urged a D.C. federal court to allow a court-appointed monitor to speak with detainees' attorneys as part of an inspection into whether three Southern facilities are complying with an order to improve detainees' access to counsel.

  8. April 15, 2022

    DHS Can't Block Probe Of Detained Migrants' Counsel Access

    A D.C. federal court has denied the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's bid to block inspections of detention facilities that immigration advocates say are denying inmates access to counsel, but the government did get its choice of monitor for the probe.

  9. February 04, 2022

    Feds Fight Detention Probe In Migrant Counsel Access Suit

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security urged a D.C. federal court to halt immigration advocates' efforts to inspect a large detention center accused of denying detainees access to counsel, calling a probe "particularly intrusive" amid debate over the lawsuit's viability.

  10. August 17, 2021

    SPLC Presses To Advance Access To Counsel Fight With DHS

    With mediation having failed to produce a resolution, the Southern Poverty Law Center has urged a District of Columbia federal court to move forward on its long-running case claiming the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has deprived immigration detainees in four facilities of proper access to counsel.

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