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. …

Immigrants at Key West Jail Report Abuse, Neglect, and Extreme Isolation

ALEXI C. CARDONA | DECEMBER 20, 2019 | 9:00AM Ron W. didn’t know what had landed him in solitary confinement until he heard the word “obstruction.” While waiting in line for his medication at the Monroe County jail in Key West, he began to sing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” In response, Ron was disciplined for “obstructing the pill line” and sent to isolation for …

Report slams medical care, solitary confinement in Florida immigration detention centers

BY MONIQUE O. MADAN DECEMBER 10, 2019 12:17 PM National civil rights and immigration lawyers are calling on state and federal officials to mandate complete oversight of all adult immigration detention facilities in Florida following a scathing report by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Americans for Immigrant Justice released Monday. The 104-page report highlights “substandard” conditions at Florida’s four adult …

New Report Shows Inhumane Conditions Rampant in South Florida Immigrant Detention Facilities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Dec. 9, 2019 Contact: Larry Hannan/Southern Poverty Law Center [email protected]/(850) 661-0934 Contact: Mackenzie Sheldon/Americans for Immigrant Justice [email protected]/(305) 573-1106, ext. 1300 MIAMI — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has failed to ensure the safety and welfare of immigrants incarcerated in South Florida detention facilities, according to a new report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center …