Judges and Judiciary,
Immigration
Jun. 11, 2020
Federal judge criticizes ICE detention
In a scathing critique of the agency's response to the pandemic, Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction in favor of detainees at Mesa Verde and Yuba County Jail to maintain reduced capacity to allow for state-mandated social distancing.
A federal judge called treatment of detainees at two Northern California immigrant lockups "downright irrational" and "inhumane," but refused to force Immigration and Customs Enforcement to adopt measures plaintiffs say would prevent a COVID-19 outbreak.
In a scathing critique of the agency's response to the pandemic, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of San Francisco...
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