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Immigration

Apr. 22, 2020

Citing virus, detainees sue immigration service for release

The complaint alleges state-mandated social distancing to protect detainees from the highly-infectious virus is impossible at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility and Yuba County Jail because of cramped and unsanitary conditions.

More than 400 immigrants detained at two Northern California detention centers are suing Immigration and Customs Enforcement for their release amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a coalition of attorneys announced Tuesday.

The class action alleges state-mandated social distancing to protect detainees from the highly-infectious virus is impossible at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility and Yuba County Jail because of cramped and unsanitary co...

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