April 06, 2020
The federal government urged a California federal judge not to order the release of unaccompanied migrant children from custody and ICE family detention centers, arguing that the government is abiding by release terms outlined in a 1997 settlement and the deal shouldn't be reinterpreted because of the pandemic.
March 31, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 180,000 people in the U.S., federal judges have fielded requests from individuals in immigration detention centers, which feature close quarters and allegedly shoddy medical services, to be temporarily released from custody.