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Article • May 15, 2012
ICE Deportation Officer Busted in Drug Smuggling Ring by On October 19, 2011 United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer Jason Alistair Lowery, 34, led state and federal agents on a high speed chase through the Arizona desert as he tossed bails of marijuana out of his government …
Maricopa County Settles Illegal Immigration Detention Suit for $200,000 by On February 11, 2009, Julian Mora, 68, a legal permanent U.S. resident, and his son Julio, 28, a U.S. citizen, were stopped on a public street in Phoenix, AZ, pulled from their truck, handcuffed with zip-ties and taken to an …
Article • May 15, 2012
Human Rights Watch Report Faults ICE for Improper Treatment of Mentally Disabled Aliens by Derek Gilna By Derek Gilna A 2010 study by Human Rights Watch highlights abuses suffered by mentally disabled aliens, both legal and illegal. According to Human Rights Watch, "Every year, several hundred thousand people in the …
Article • May 15, 2012
Federal Court Certifies Class in Lawsuit Challenging Adequacy of Safeguards Provided To Mentally Incompetent Aliens in Immigration Proceedings by In November 2011, the Honorable Dolly M. Gee, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, certified a class in a suit alleging a systemic failure on the part of …
Article • May 15, 2012
California Immigrant Shackling Case Certified as Class Action by A California federal court granted class certification in a case challenging a blanket policy and practice of shackling civil immigration detainees who appear in immigration court. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) "have implemented …
Doe v. Neveleff, TX, 2nd Amended Complaint, ICE Detainee Sexual Abuse, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00907-LY Document 122 Filed 05/05/12 Page 1 of 88 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION SARAH DOE; KIMBERLY DOE; RAQUEL DOE; ANNA ROE; BETH ROE; CONSTANCE ROE; EMILY ROE; AND GEORGINA …
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
Connecticut District Court Finds ICE Agents Not Shielded from Bivens Liability; Suit Settles for $350,000 by Derek Gilna In a lawsuit brought by the Yale Law Clinic on behalf of Hispanics swept up in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in New Haven in June 2007, the U.S. District …
Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012
Exec with GEO Group, which Operates Immigration Detention Facilities, Intimidates Immigrant In-Law by Thomas M. Wierdsma is the Senior Vice President for Project Development at The GEO Group, Inc., a Boca Raton, Florida-based company that, according to its 2010 annual report, operates “a broad range of correctional and detention facilities …
Article • February 15, 2012
PLN Exclusive! Exec with GEO Group Informs Daughter-in-Law He will Report Her to Immigration Authorities by PLN Exclusive! Exec with GEO Group, which Operates ICE Facilities, Informs Daughter-in-Law He will Report Her to Immigration Authorities Thomas M. Wierdsma is the Senior Vice President for Project Development at The GEO Group, …
$180,000 Settlement Reached in a False Imprisonment Suit against Private Security Contractor by A $180,000 settlement was reached in a suit against U.S. Protect, a private security corporation under federal contract to oversee security at the border crossing in San Ysidro, California. On November 3, 2006, Maria Quinones, who is …
Business is Booming for Prison Profiteers by James Kilgore Private corrections company The GEO Group celebrated the holiday season by opening a new 1,500-bed prison in Milledgeville, Georgia on December 12, 2011. The $80 million facility is expected to generate approximately $28 million in annual revenues. Though GEO (formerly Wackenhut …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Oregon Discontinues Failed Prisoner Deportation Program by Oregon’s expedited deportation program, touted as saving $2.1 million by transferring about 200 illegal immigrant prisoners to federal custody for early deportation, came up $1.9 million short, causing state officials to kill the program. According to the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC), 1,289 …
Brief • February 7, 2012
Hernandez v. U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency, LA, Order re Atty Fees, FOIA Request re Immigration Raid, 2012 Case 2:10-cv-04602-CJB-DEK Document 66 Filed 02/07/12 Page 1 of 47 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JOAQUIN NAVARRO HERNANDEZ CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO: 10-4602 UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER …
Article • January 15, 2012 • from PLN January, 2012
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Oregon Discontinues Failed Prisoner Deportation Program by Oregon’s expedited deportation program, touted as saving $2.1 million by transferring about 200 illegal immigrant prisoners to federal custody for early deportation, came up $1.9 million short, causing state officials to kill the program. According to the Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC), 1,289 …
Article • December 15, 2011 • from PLN December, 2011
Immigrants Have Special Sixth Amendment Rights But Limited Time to Enforce Them by Holly S. Cooper by Holly S. Cooper & Anel Carrasco In negotiating plea bargains for immigrants, many defense lawyers forget to focus on the primary goal for their clients – staying in the United States. While no …
Federal District Court Slams Bureau of Prisons in FOIA Suit by Brandon Sample U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart has denied summary judgment to the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a suit filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking copies of contracts between the BOP and private …
Report Highlights Dual Loyalties in Immigration Detention Health Care by A recent report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) focuses on the “dual loyalties” that medical professionals face when providing health care to detainees in the U.S. immigration system. The March 28, 2011 report highlights the conflicts that arise when …
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Over Sexual Abuse of Female Detainees at CCA Facility in Texas by A guard at a privately-run immigration detention facility in Texas has pleaded guilty to sexually molesting numerous female immigration detainees while they were being transported to the bus station or airport for release. The facility, …
ICE, CCA Settle ACLU Lawsuit Regarding Health Care for Immigration Detainees by Derek Gilna A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union that alleged deficiencies in health care at the San Diego Correctional Facility (SDCF) in Otay Mesa, California has been settled, according to a December 16, 2010 press …
Doe v. Neveleff, TX, Complaint, ICE Detainee Sexual Abuse, 2011 Case 1:11-cv-00907 Document 1 Filed 10/19/11 Page 1 of 76 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AUSTIN DIVISION SARAH DOE; KIMBERLY DOE; and RAQUEL DOE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. …
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