Arbitrary Detention
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Gothamist: US judge releases Bronx man detained by ICE, citing due process violations
A federal judge, citing due process concerns, ordered the release of a Bronx man who was taken into custody during his annual U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in.
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Law & Crime – ‘Downright frightening’: Judge scorches Trump administration for saying that detainees can’t argue due process violations if they would have been detained anyway
The Trump Administration’s green light to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to detain and hold a man from West Africa who has lived in the United States for more than three decades violated the man’s due process rights and ICE’s own regulations, according to a federal judge who also called the move “downright frightening.”
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Ceesay v. Kurzdorfer: Defending Due Process at ICE Check-ins
This case challenges the government’s practice of arbitrarily arresting people without notice at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) check-ins after years of reporting without incident under an order of supervision.
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Fulton v. Noem: Ensuring Medical Treatment for the Critically Sick upon Release from Detention
Case Citation Fulton v. Noem (2d Cir. filed Jan. 25, 2025) Fulton v. Mayorkas, 2025 WL 296051 (W.D.N.Y. Jan. 24, 2025) Tags Share
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The New York Times: Immigrants From Around the Country Keep Getting Detained in Louisiana. It’s No Coincidence.
Tags Share For years, Louisiana has been a hotspot for immigrant detention, second only to Texas. Referencing recent high-profile cases of detained students, this New York Times article explores the factors behind Louisiana’s growing prominence in the United States’ immigration incarceration regime. The article also describes inhumane conditions, abuse, and neglect across the Louisiana ICE…
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Reuters: US Lawyer for Venezuelans Held in El Salvador Says Government Denied Her Access To Clients
Tags Share During a press conference in El Salvador, human rights advocate Kerry Kennedy condemned the Salvadoran government for denying legal access to clients, including over 250 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison under a controversial agreement. Reuters has reported Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, criticized President Nayib Bukele’s administration for…
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The Boston Globe: ICE is holding a Tufts PhD student at a Louisiana facility. Here’s what it’s like inside.
Tags Share The Boston Globe has reported that court filings, media coverage, and firsthand accounts reveal grim conditions inside the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center—known as Basile—where Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk is detained after expressing pro-Palestinian views. Öztürk’s case has drawn national attention and echoes widespread reports of inadequate medical care, unsanitary conditions, and…
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Associated Press: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
Tags Share Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, the Southern Border Communities Coalition, and the Urban Justice Center. On March…
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The AP: As Immigrant Arrests Surge, Complaints of Abuse Mount At America’s Oldest Detention Center In Miami
Tags Share The United States’ oldest immigration detention facility has a long history of abuse – a history that shows no signs of abating amid the Trump administration’s increased efforts to detain and deport immigrants. The Associated Press reports on inhumane conditions and overcrowding at Krome Detention Center in Miami, highlighting the lack of accountability for…
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RFK Human Rights v. Department of Homeland Security: Fighting for Accountability in Immigration Enforcement
Case Citation Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights et al. v. Dep’t of Homeland Sec. et al., 1:25-cv-01270 (D.D.C. filed Apr. 24, 2025) Tags Share Case Partners
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New York Times: Lawsuit Aims to Reverse Firings at Internal Oversight Offices Within D.H.S.
Tags Share An assortment of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at stopping the Department of Homeland Security from permanently shuttering its internal oversight divisions after the Trump administration fired critical staff members, grinding operations to a halt. The lawsuit was filed in New York and brought by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights,…
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