Octavio, his U.S. citizen wife, and his family were robbed and assaulted at gunpoint. He cooperated with the police and later testified against his attackers at trial, resulting in their convictions. Unfortunately, when Octavio was headed to the hospital to seek treatment for his family, he was stopped and arrested for driving without a license. He was then transferred to …
ICE asks federal judge to undo court order that mandates masks and soap, limits transfers
By Monique O. Madan, The Miami Hearald U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has asked a federal judge to undo an order she issued last month requiring the agency to give soap, cleaning supplies and masks to detainees at three South Florida detention centers. The June 6 mandate — which also strictly limits ICE transfers to other facilities and bars COVID-19-positive …
ICE unlawfully jails unaccompanied migrant children once they turn 18, judge rules
By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post A federal judge ruled Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has unlawfully transferred thousands of unaccompanied children who turned 18 to adult detention facilities without considering alternatives, in violation of a 2013 law. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras of Washington, D.C., said he will order changes “in the near future” after a …
ICE kenbe transfere prizonye nan tout peyi a, ki mennen ale nan epidemi COVID-19
Imigran yo te kòmanse montre sentòm nan fen mwa avril, apeprè yon semèn apre rive nan Rolling Plains Detansyon Sant lan nan Haskell, Texas. Yo te kenbe yo nan dòtwa ak lòt transfè ki sot pase yo, dapre yon ofisyèl konte. Premye twa pwizonye yo teste pozitif pou COVID-19. Lè sa a, 20 plis. Kòm nan Vandredi, 41 imigran yo …
Nonm Perivyen an ki gen kondisyon pre-egziste ki lage nan gad ICE pandan pandemi COVID-19
Nan mwa novanm 2019, yon jij imigrasyon akòde depa volontè a Alejandro, yon trant-twa-zan nonm perivyen ak epilepsi ak yon maladi kè. Alejandro pa t ‘kapab kite peyi Etazini an akòz kondisyon medikal li yo, ak egal lajistis Jistis la egal jistis Works Kole Sawyeh Esmaili depoze yon Rete nan Retire nan non li nan mwa fevriye 2020, ki te …
Luis
Luis, 32, was born in the Dominican Republic, but lived in the United States as a permanent resident for nearly three decades. Growing up, he had an abusive stepfather, and he had trouble with the law. After a second suicide attempt at age 23, he was finally diagnosed with schizophrenia. Afterward, he made remarkable progress through holistic counseling, psychiatric care, …
ICE tells federal judge the court has no authority over its detention practices
By Monique O. Madan, The Miami Herald U.S. immigration officials have told a Miami federal judge that the court has no authority over how the government chooses to detain and release immigration detainees, and that filing twice-weekly accountability reports to the court would be “unduly burdensome.” Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a response objecting to a …
Marlene
Marlene was detained by ICE for 11 months and was deported even after AI Justice took her case to the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. She spent three long years in Trinidad separated from her family. Ultimately AI Justice won her case in 2005, fought to get her back to the United States, and then successfully challenged an appeal …
Ameriken pou Jistis Imigran apèl pou yo pibliye Piblikasyon Imedyat pou tout imigran yo te arete nan sant tranzisyonèl Broward
POU DIFIZE IMEDYATMAN 26 mas 2020 Kontak: Ariela Moscowitz [email protected] / 305-573-1106 x 1100 MIAMI – Plis pase 700 imigran ki nan prizon nan Sant Tranzisyonèl Broward la (BTC) gen leve vwa yo pou pote atansyon sou move eta ijyèn ak swen sante nan sant detansyon . Ameriken yo pou Jistis Imigran (AI Jistis) rantre nan imigran yo te arete …
COVID-19 Prompts Some Immigration Facility Closures – But Fewer In South Florida
By TIM PADGETT • MAR 18, 2020 To help stop transmission of the coronavirus, many federal immigration facilities have closed as of Tuesday night. But many are staying open in South Florida. In recent days, immigrant advocates and immigration workers have lobbied or even sued the federal government to close immigration facilities temporarily to keep people safe from the new coronavirus, or COVID-19. …