Immigration
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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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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned. “If the officers
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The Guardian: Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in ICE facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
Last month, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the National Immigration Project filed multiple complaints exposing systemic abuse against immigrants at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Deaths of Migrants in ICE Custody Reach Highest Level in 20 Years Huabing Xie, an undocumented migrant from China, became the latest person to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in fiscal year 2025, after passing away on September 29. His death also brought the total to at least 22 between
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Univision: He is protected from deportation, is 18 years old, and has committed no crimes, but ICE has been holding him for 2 months
Carlos Guerra Leon is an 18-year-old recent high school graduate from Spring Valley, New York. He has a pathway to citizenship and no criminal history.
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Attorneys File Habeas Petition Challenging Unconstitutional Indefinite Detention at Angola’s “Camp 57”
Tags Share BATON ROUGE, LA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Oscar Amaya, an immigrant who has been granted protection from deportation but remains indefinitely detained at Camp 57, the newly opened immigration detention center
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Longtime NY Resident Released from Louisiana ICE Facility, but Freedom Remains Uncertain
Tags Share NEW ORLEANS – After months of unlawful detention following a federal court order granting her bond, Larysa Kostak has been released from the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisiana. However, her freedom remains at risk as the government continues to challenge the ruling that vindicated her constitutional rights. It’s a case with sweeping
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