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Guest Commentary: Mass ICE Detention Is Unnecessary

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|Date: June 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Mass ICE Detention Is Unnecessary

Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other ...

Immigration detention was cruel, abusive, and degrading before the pandemic hit — but as in so many other places, COVID-19 made the system's brutality impossible to ignore. By Jessica Bansal The cruel ...

June 10, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

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|Date: February 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe — especially when they act in tandem with law enfor ...

The systemic abuses of ICE make communities less safe — especially when they act in tandem with law enforcement through programs like 287(g), ICE detainers, and Secure Communities. By Naureen Shah Pre ...

February 11, 2021
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Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

After ICE had failed to provide COVID testing to immigrant detainees, on Thursday, a federal judge grante ...

After ICE had failed to provide COVID testing to immigrant detainees, on Thursday, a federal judge granted extraordinary relief -- weekly rapid testing, no new intakes, and a dorm for COVID-positive d ...

August 07, 2020
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Major Court Win against ICE: Yuba County and Mesa Verde Detention Centers Population Cut in Half

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: June 10, 2020
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Major Court Win against ICE: Yuba County and Mesa Verde Detention Centers Population Cut in Half

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge – already not happ ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SAN FRANCISCO – A federal judge – already not happy with the government’s responses to a lawsuit critical of COVID-19 protection for immigration ...

June 10, 2020
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Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: May 20, 2020
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Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – In the few weeks since a U.S. Distr ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief MARYSVILLE – In the few weeks since a U.S. District Judge granted an emergency order to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

May 20, 2020
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Stuck Inside ICE Detention’s Coronavirus Epicenter

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|Date: May 10, 2020
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Stuck Inside ICE Detention’s Coronavirus Epicenter

People incarcerated in the Otay Mesa Detention Center decry crowded units and substandard medical care as ...

People incarcerated in the Otay Mesa Detention Center decry crowded units and substandard medical care as COVID-19 tears through the facility. By Chris Gelardi A Honduran asylum seeker, finding it dif ...

May 10, 2020
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California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis

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|Date: April 08, 2020
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California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis

By Linh Nguyen CALIFORNIA -- On Apr. 6, 2020, Assemblymember Rob Bonta from Oakland and 25 other assembly ...

By Linh Nguyen CALIFORNIA -- On Apr. 6, 2020, Assemblymember Rob Bonta from Oakland and 25 other assemblymembers and senators across California sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to is ...

April 08, 2020
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Inspector General Report Catalogues Detention Center Atrocities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 05, 2019
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Inspector General Report Catalogues Detention Center Atrocities

On Tuesday, roughly 300 people in Davis protested immigration policies outside of Congressman Garamendi’s ...

On Tuesday, roughly 300 people in Davis protested immigration policies outside of Congressman Garamendi’s office. There is a good deal of dispute over the conditions at the detention centers, but in ...

July 05, 2019
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Children Continue to Die in Government Custody

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|Date: June 25, 2019
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Children Continue to Die in Government Custody

By Cynthia Pompa In recent months, at least seven children have either died in custody or after being det ...

By Cynthia Pompa In recent months, at least seven children have either died in custody or after being detained by federal immigration agencies at the border. These children came to the United States d ...

June 25, 2019
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The Truth about Catch and Release

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|Date: July 23, 2018
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The Truth about Catch and Release

By Stacy Sullivan On April 6, 2018, President Trump issued an official memorandum with the following subj ...

By Stacy Sullivan On April 6, 2018, President Trump issued an official memorandum with the following subject line: Ending “Catch and Release” at the Border of the United States and Directing Other Enh ...

July 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: I’m Angry Now – This Is Unnecessary and Dangerous

Looking Back: Selwyn Days Round Three, Week Three

Reflections on Court Watching in Santa Barbara County

Law Prof Looks at Two Sides of Chesa Boudin Recall – People Hate Him or Love Him

Meet Philadelphia’s Progressive Prosecutor: A Summary Recap of Conversations, a Vox Podcast

Experts Suggest Time to Be ‘Going Beyond Cities’ to Bring Fairness to Criminal Justice System

Language Barrier Affects Court’s Ability to Comprehend Facts

After Police Testimony, Judge Finds Sufficient Evidence to Move Forward to Trial in Narcotics Case

Witness Testimony on Nighttime Stabbing that Occurred Two Years Ago

Forensic Pathologist Testifies that Death Investigation Is Inadequate to Answer All Questions

Guest Commentary: Mass ICE Detention Is Unnecessary

Guest Commentary: Mass ICE Detention Is Unnecessary

Guest Commentary: This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

Guest Commentary: This Is Biden’s Chance to End ICE’s Abuses — For Good

Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

Emails Reveal ICE’s Refusal to Test People in Their Care – Judge Orders ICE to Provide Testing

Major Court Win against ICE: Yuba County and Mesa Verde Detention Centers Population Cut in Half

Major Court Win against ICE: Yuba County and Mesa Verde Detention Centers Population Cut in Half

Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield

Death, Hunger Strikes, Plague – COVID-19 Lurks at ICE Detention Camps in Marysville, Bakersfield

Stuck Inside ICE Detention’s Coronavirus Epicenter

Stuck Inside ICE Detention’s Coronavirus Epicenter

California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis

California Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Issue Executive Orders to Protect Detained Immigrants During COVID-19 Crisis

Inspector General Report Catalogues Detention Center Atrocities

Inspector General Report Catalogues Detention Center Atrocities

Children Continue to Die in Government Custody

Children Continue to Die in Government Custody

The Truth about Catch and Release

The Truth about Catch and Release

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