Immigration
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Kostak v. Trump: Stopping the expansion of mandatory detention
This case before the 5th Circuit defends a lower court decision holding that mandatory detention for arriving non-citizens does not apply to a long-time resident of the U.S.
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Univision: ICE informed her she was pregnant and kept her in detention for months
“In the five years that we’ve been going to ICE detention facilities, especially in Louisiana, we’ve never seen this number of pregnant women in detention.”
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Ventura Martinez v. Trump: Stopping the expansion of mandatory detention
This case before the 5th Circuit defends a lower court decision holding that mandatory detention for arriving non-citizens does not apply to a long-time resident of the U.S.
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WUSA 9: Maryland man released after federal judge rules Trump administration detained him unconstitutionally
After over four months of detention, our client Carlos Ventura Martinez is free.
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Pregnant Women Describe Miscarrying and Bleeding Out While in ICE Custody, Advocates Say Over a dozen women told advocates and their attorneys that they suffered mistreatment and neglect while they were pregnant and held in immigration custody, including “medical neglect” and substandard care during pregnancy and miscarriage, such as being shackled, placed in…
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Spectrum News NY1: Ukrainian describes detention at 26 Federal Plaza
50-year-old Larysa Kostak had lived in Brooklyn for almost 20 years when she was arrested at a routine immigration hearing in June.
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The Guardian: Pregnant women report medical neglect in ICE detention, rights groups say
The Guardian reports on Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ recent letter to government officials, calling for the immediate release of all pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women in ICE detention.
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Verite News: Complaint: Pregnant immigration detainees in Louisiana and Georgia experiencing abuse, neglect
Earlier this month, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partners sent a letter to government officials detailing abuse and neglect of pregnant women in ICE detention facilities.
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NBC News: Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and partners sent a letter to various ICE officials, Senate committees, and DHS oversight bodies documenting severe mistreatment of pregnant women in ICE detention.
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PIX11: NYC woman lives in ‘constant fear’ after months-long ICE detention
After months in detention and a prolonged legal fight by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Larysa was finally freed – but now, the Trump administration is threatening to re-detain her.
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Associated Press: ICE’s use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
For years, ICE has been locking people on deportation flights in a full-body restraint device called “The WRAP.” Despite its stated purpose as a temporary, emergency restraint, immigration officers strap people into it for hours on transatlantic flights – punishing them for seeking asylum.
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Nonprofits Urge ICE to End Detention of Pregnant People Following Reports of Abuse and Medical Neglect
Tags Share CONTACT: Gabby Arias, media@aclu.org Jesse Vad, media@laaclu.org Emma Gillett, gillett@rfkhumanrights.org WASHINGTON — A group of civil and human rights organizations today urged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end the detention of pregnant people immediately and to investigate alarming reports of medical neglect and abuse in ICE facilities in Louisiana and Georgia. In…
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