January 27, 2022
The federal government has agreed to a slew of COVID-19 safety measures at two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities in California, according to a bid Thursday for preliminary approval of a class settlement with current and former detainees alleging they were not protected from the virus.
January 06, 2021
A California federal judge on Wednesday extended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement obligations under court-mandated COVID-19 safety measures at a jail where more than 100 people have tested positive for the disease.
December 04, 2020
Blasting the conditions inside an immigration facility in Bakersfield, California, as well as its operators, a federal judge on Thursday accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials of giving "false testimony" to the court "several times" and obstructing its proceedings.
August 06, 2020
A California federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to conduct weekly, rapid-result coronavirus tests on immigrants in a detention center facing an outbreak, saying the agency approached inmate health in a "cavalier fashion" and no longer had credibility to avoid the measure.
June 10, 2020
A California federal judge on Tuesday said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "cannot currently be trusted" to stop violating the rights of immigrants detained at two Golden State detention centers and ordered the federal agency to maintain protections to prevent the spread of COVID-19.