U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk called for independent investigations into deaths in U.S. immigration detention as DHS watchdogs launch inquiries into ICE custody deaths and use of force. DHS denies any spike in deaths, while Human Rights Watch says mortality is at its highest level in more than a decade.
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A federal judge in California vacated Trump administration policies allowing expanded immigration courthouse arrests and longer short-term detentions. The ruling found ICE and the Justice Department failed to adequately justify the changes.
The Department of Homeland Security says all detainees have been moved out of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration facility because of hurricane-season safety concerns. Advocates and attorneys say the transfers follow months of complaints over conditions and access to legal counsel.
ICE says detainees have been moved out of Florida’s Everglades detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” because of hurricane-season safety concerns. The transfers come amid reports of a possible shutdown and continuing allegations over conditions at the facility.
Four detainees at Texas's Camp East Montana file a federal lawsuit alleging severe abuses, including beatings, medical neglect, and unsanitary conditions at the largest ICE detention center in the U.S. DHS denies the claims.