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Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023
Hunger Strikers in Central Valley Immigration Detention Facilities File Class Action Lawsuit Against ICE, GEO Group for Illegal Retaliation
Lawsuit Filed on Seventh Day of Peaceful Protest Demanding Hunger Strikers’ Release from Detention and Shutdown of Facilities
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023
Seventy-seven Detained Immigrants Launch Hunger Strike at Two Central Valley Facilities, Protest Unpaid Labor and Inhumane Conditions
Strikers Demand Immediate Release and the Closure of Both Immigration Facilities
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 8, 2023
Feb 8, 2023
Contract Between Yuba County Jail and ICE Officially Terminated
Advocates and supporters plan community celebration commemorating end of lucrative contract
Jan 12, 2023
Dec 19, 2022
Dec 19, 2022
Sacramento County Sheriff Must Comply with Pro-Immigrant State Laws Under Lawsuit Settlement
Announcement Follows County Board of Supervisors’ Recent Scrutiny of Sheriff’s ICE Notification and Transfer Practices
Dec 5, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
New Episode of ACLU Gold Chains Podcast Examines Indigenous Child Slavery in 19th century California, Connects to Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Case Brackeen v. Haaland
How the "free" state of California enslaved Native children
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