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Florida migrant detention center subject of federal complaint – ABC News

By Armando Garcia “A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee in Florida said a group of officers threatened to take him to solitary confinement, then assaulted him, according to a federal complaint filed by several immigration groups. The allegation is part of a 102-page complaint against the Baker County Detention Center in Macclenny by a group of 15 current …

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Civil rights groups file complaint alleging ‘inhumane conditions’ at federal wing of Baker County jail – News4Jax

by Tarik Minor “Andrea Jacoski is the director for Americans for Immigrant Justice, whose law firm assisted in coauthoring the federal complaint calling for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shutter the federal facility. Spoiled and rotten food, a lack of hygiene products and non-drinkable water documented in the complaint are among the injustices immigrant advocates want the public …

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Federal complaint claims ‘a living hell’ for immigrants inside ICE’s Baker County Detention Center – Florida Times-Union

by Dan Scanlan “Andrea Jacoski, a director with Americans for Immigrant Justice, said her team saw abuses during site visits and heard more during interviews with clients detained there. ‘We have authored reports and complaint letters throughout the years alerting ICE and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office staff, who oversee the detention center, of the egregious human rights violations occurring …

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Victims of alleged abuse from Doral restaurant owner describe his unwanted sexual advances – Local 10 News

“Tatiana Hernández is a staff attorney on Americans for Immigrant Justice’s Lucha Project, which helps immigrant victims of crime gain legal status and connect with resources. She says protections exist for undocumented people who are victims of crime. ‘Because they’re undocumented, that ends up being a vulnerability for individuals,’ said Hernández. ‘The US government has seen it’s a vulnerability, they …

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Kids Allege Medical Neglect, Frigid Cells, and Rotten Burritos in Border Detention – VICE News

“Another organization that filed a complaint with DHS, Americans for Immigrant Justice, provided exclusive data compiled from screenings of more than 2,300 children detained by CBP last year. Half of them described ‘cold temperatures’ in holding facilities, nearly a third said they were held for longer than the 72 hours allowed under the law, and around 15 percent reported ‘lack …

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Reports of ‘atrocious’ treatment of immigrant children in the United States grow – World Nation News

“Immigrant advocates in the United States filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denouncing the continuing abuse and ‘appalling treatment’ of immigrant children, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) reported Thursday. The humanitarian group lamented that the irregularities reported by 70% of the children they interviewed in 2021 continue, who ‘reported experiencing conditions or abuse’ while in …

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Crecen las denuncias de un presunto trato “atroz” a niños inmigrantes en EE.UU.

“Defensores de inmigrantes en Estados Unidos presentaron una queja ante el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, en inglés) al denunciar que persisten los abusos y el ‘trato atroz’ de niños inmigrantes, informó este jueves Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice). El grupo humanitario se lamentó que continúan las irregularidades denunciadas por el 70 % de los niños que entrevistaron en …

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Gobierno federal limitará uso de centro de detención de migrantes de Glades en la Florida – El Nuevo Herald

“La administración Biden limitará el uso de un centro de detención de la Florida que mantiene a inmigrantes bajo custodia federal tras que legisladores y activistas de inmigración dieran la voz de alarma sobre las condiciones en las instalaciones. El Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos emitió un anuncio formal el viernes por la tarde indicando …

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Feds will limit use of Glades migrant detention center in Florida after complaints – Miami Herald

By Syra Ortiz-Blanes and Michael Wilner “Lily Hartmann, a human rights advocate at Americans for Immigrant Justice, said her organization applauded the announcement to limit use of the facility. But she also told the Herald that they and other immigrant rights organizations continue to push for the facility’s permanent closure so that no immigrants are detained there in the future. …