Press Releases

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Aug 29, 2023

California Prisons Systematically Profile and Report Suspected Immigrants to ICE, New Report Reveals

Unearthed Emails Shed Light on CDCR’s Discriminatory, Proactive Deportation Program
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform, Immigrants' Rights, Racial Justice
Jun 26, 2023

ACLU Launches California’s First Database to Track Conditions in the State’s Immigration Detention Facilities

Launch Follows Lawsuit to Compel ICE to Disclose Its Record of California Detention Center Grievances
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 27, 2023

Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Californians Sue State Prison System For Illegally Discriminating Against People Suspected of Being Born Outside the U.S.

Racial Justice and Immigrant Rights Leaders Call on Governor Newsom to Halt CDCR's Cooperation with ICE
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 29, 2023

Detained Individuals Forced to Pause Hunger Strike at Central Valley Immigration Detention Facilities, Following Weeks of Retaliation and Medical Negligence

Strikers Endured Violent Dorm Raids, Out-of-State Transfers for Engaging in Peaceful Protest Against Inhumane Conditions
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Mar 08, 2023

After Hours of Violent Abuse, ICE and GEO Group Abruptly Transfer Four Mesa Verde Hunger Strikers to Texas

Civil Rights Groups File for Temporary Restraining Order Against ICE, GEO Group
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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

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 08, 2023

Contract Between Yuba County Jail and ICE Officially Terminated

Advocates and supporters plan community celebration commemorating end of lucrative contract
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights, Police Practices