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  1. May 26, 2020

    ICE Defends Transferring Fla. Detainees During Pandemic

    The federal government is defending its authority to continue transferring detained immigrants between facilities during the coronavirus pandemic, after advocates involved in a proposed class action accused the government of moving detainees around to manipulate population statistics and shirk a federal court order.

  2. May 22, 2020

    Fla. Detainees May Get Partial Cert. In COVID-19 Suit

    A Florida federal judge has recommended partial class certification for a group of detainees in three immigration detention centers who allege that the government failed to follow its own guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

  3. May 14, 2020

    ICE Opposes Detainee Class Over COVID-19 Conditions In Fla.

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Florida federal judge Thursday that a lawsuit brought by detainees over "atrocious conditions" at three Florida detention centers during the COVID-19 pandemic is unsuitable for class action treatment because it requires highly individualized analyses.

  4. May 05, 2020

    Judge Expedites Detainee Class Cert. Request In Suit Vs. ICE

    A Florida federal judge on Tuesday agreed to fast-track a request for class certification by detainees who are suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over "atrocious conditions" at three Florida detention centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. May 01, 2020

    Fed. Judge Orders ICE To Reduce Fla. Detainee Population

    A Florida federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday to significantly reduce the number of people in its custody at three Florida facilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic and to hand out soap, cleaning materials and masks to all detainees.

  6. April 23, 2020

    ICE Needs To Reduce Detainees In Fla. Facilities, Judge Says

    A Florida federal magistrate judge has said that he thinks U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should significantly lower the number of people in its custody at three Florida facilities because of the COVID-19 pandemic but concluded the district court lacks the legal authority to order immediate releases.

  7. April 17, 2020

    Fla. ICE Detainees Push Court For Release To Avoid Outbreak

    Counsel for a proposed class of detainees at three Florida immigration detention centers insisted Friday that the federal government is not doing enough to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak at the facilities and that a court order requiring a substantial number of releases is necessary and possible despite logistical questions.

  8. April 17, 2020

    Fla. Judge Apologizes For Blaming ICE For Sealed Docs

    A Florida federal judge apologized late Thursday for incorrectly accusing ICE of filing declarations under seal in a lawsuit seeking the release of detainees during the coronavirus pandemic, saying he didn't realize immigration cases have restricted access on PACER.

  9. April 13, 2020

    Fla. Detainees Sue Feds Over COVID-19 Threat In ICE Facilities

    A group of detainees in three South Florida immigration detention centers sued the federal government Monday for allegedly failing to comply with its own guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and asked for the release of a proposed class of vulnerable prisoners.

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