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After Title 42’s End, Plaintiffs in Haitian Bridge Alliance v. Biden Allege Continued Racial Discrimination and Rights Violations
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order is a victory for those who faced terrible violence and who were prevented from understanding their asylum proceedings and, in many cases, even attending their hearings.
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Innovation Law Lab Statement on Biden Administration Consideration of Reinstating Immigrant Family Detention
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New Mexico Groups Call On DHS to Provide Asylum Seekers Relief From Torturous Conditions, Investigate Retaliation and Abuse at Torrance County Detention Facility
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In New Report, Asylum Seekers Describe Sleep Deprivation, Torture Rooms, Rigged Deportation Process and Yet Another Attempted Suicide at Notorious Torrance County Detention Facility
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Asylum Seekers Denied Basic Due Process and Access to Asylum at Torrance County Detention Facility
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SB 172 aims to end civil immigration detention in New Mexico
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ICE Sends Roughly 100 Immigrants to Known Danger at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico
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Immigrant Rights Group Seeking to Intervene in Louisiana v. CDC Condemns United States Supreme Court Decision to Keep Title 42 In Effect in Huisha Huisha case
Earlier this week the United States Supreme Court decided to allow Title 42 to remain in effect, continuing a cruel and unjustifiable policy that will lead to further death and suffering for those fleeing harm.
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Open Letter from “Los Últimos Guerreros,” the Last People Detained by ICE at Torrance County Detention Facility
A group that calls itself Los Últimos Guerreros writes a letter calling for for ICE to cancel any plans to bring anyone else to the Torrance County Detention Facility to suffer.
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Suicide Attempt at New Mexico ICE Detention Center Less Than 4 Months After Death by Suicide at Same Facility Already Under Intense Scrutiny for Chronic & Severe Federal Standards Violations
On November 30, 2022, Rafael Oliveira, a young man from Brazil, suffered a nonfatal suicide attempt while in ICE custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility.
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Lying and Denying: ICE & CoreCivic at Torrance County Detention Facility
ICE and CoreCivic continue to evade transparency, lie about the abuse and abhorrent conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility
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Advocates Demand Torrance County Detention Facility Be Shut Down And All Migrants Detained There Be Released Immediately In Light Of Damning New Report
The OIG report confirms yet again that ICE and CoreCivic have knowingly kept migrants locked up under abhorrent conditions for years.
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Immigrants Detained at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico Announce Hunger Strike, Issue Collective Protest Letter
Immigrants at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico stage a hunger strike to protest dangerous conditions and demand their release.
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Death of Brazilian Migrant in ICE Custody Predictable and Preventable Result of ICE and CoreCivic Abuse, Neglect and Dangerous Conditions at Torrance County
CW: fatal suicide. Kesley Vial, a young man from Brazil, died of a fatal suicide attempt that occurred on August 17 while in ICE custody at the Torrance County Detention Facility (TCDF).
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Rights Groups Seek Investigation of Folkston ICE Processing Center
Immigrant rights organizations filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and other governmental departments requesting an investigation into “excessive and retaliatory use of force, inhumane treatment, and rights violations”.
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VIDEO: PJ with our Anticarceral Legal Organizing Team at Imperial Regional Detention Facility
Discusses toxic conditions faced by migrants detained at Imperial Regional Detention Facility.
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Rights Groups Continue to Demand ICE, GEO Group Investigate Abuse & Retaliation Against Detained Migrants at Folkston ICE Processing Center While Private Prison Guards Commit New Violent Assault
While detained migrants and rights groups have pressured ICE to begin the process of complying with some of their demands, guards assault another detained man.
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Innovation Law Lab Reacts to Supreme Court Decision Allowing Biden Administration to Terminate the Cruel & Unlawful Remain in Mexico Policy, Continues the Fight to Defend Asylum
The Biden administration must take bold, swift action to fulfill its campaign promise and fully end Remain in Mexico – and other restrictions on the lawful right to seek asylum.
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Anticarceral Legal Organizing at Torrance County Detention Facility
Innovation Law Lab and EPIC support people detained by ICE at the abusive, remote Torrance facility in New Mexico. They provide legal aid, document severe rights violations, and advocate for releases, transparency, and ultimately shutting the detention center
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Innovation Law Lab and UCLA-CILP React to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Denial of Motion to Stay
On June 16, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one sentence denial of our motion to stay the nationwide scope of the district court injunction, offering no reason for the denial.
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Rights Groups Deliver Demand Letter to ICE, GEO Group over Abuse & Retaliation Against Detained Migrants at Folkston ICE Processing Center
Advocacy groups sent a formal demand letter to ICE and GEO Group at Folkston ICE Processing Center to request immediate redress of abusive and retaliatory tactics at the immigration detention center in rural Georgia.
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Advocacy group sues ICE to obtain records relating to dangerous conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility
Innovation Law Lab is urgently seeking agency records that relate to ICE’s defiance of the DHS OIG recommendations at Torrance County Detention Facility, as well as any efforts taken by the agency to remedy the dangerous conditions documented by the DHS OIG.
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Law Lab’s Director of Strategy, Isa Peña, visits San Diego & Tijuana
Isa Peña, Innovation Law Lab's Director of Strategy met with many incredible local advocates and groups doing tremendous work in San Diego and Tijuana
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Innovation Law Lab Files Motion to Stay Nationwide Injunction in Arizona v. CDC
Innovation Law Lab has filed a motion to stay the nationwide scope of the injunction issued in Arizona v. CDC, brought in the Western District of Louisiana, seeking to stop the Biden administration’s termination of the Title 42 order.
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Innovation Law Lab, Counsel, Respond to Dangerous and Unlawful Ruling in Arizona v. CDC
Innovation Law Lab has filed an amicus brief and a motion to intervene in Arizona v. CDC.
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What’s Really Going On in Torrance?
People at Torrance Detention face sewage, mold, unsafe water, and severe understaffing. Despite a watchdog’s call to empty the facility, ICE sent in more people. Advocates seek records to expose conditions and demand transparency amid ongoing abuse and neglect
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Innovation Law Lab Joins Family Seeking Asylum to Intervene in Title 42 Lawsuit
Innovation Law Lab seeks to prevent state governments from forcing continuation of racist immigration policy Title 42
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Advocacy groups file records requests seeking transparency in troubled Torrance detention center
TCDF, in Estancia, detains individuals on behalf of Torrance County, the U.S. Marshals Service and ICE. On behalf of Innovation Law Lab, the ACLU of New Mexico filed records requests regarding the operation, conditions and inspections of the Torrance County De
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Freedom! 73 Haitians Released from Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico
Details the steps taken that resulted in the release of 73 Haitians detained at Torrance County Detention Facility.
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ACLU-NM and Immigrant Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of People Detained in Torrance County Detention Facility, and for the Termination of its ICE Contract
Immigrant rights organizations are calling for the immediate release, not transfer, of people detained by ICE at the Torrance County Detention Facility following deeply disturbing findings announced by a federal watchdog agency.
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Oregon House of Representatives Passes SB1543, Clearing the Way for Historic Universal Legal Representation for Immigrants in Oregon
SB1543 will improve access to justice and advance immigrant rights.
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Oregon House of Representatives Passes SB1543, Clearing the Way for Historic Universal Legal Representation for Immigrants in Oregon
SB1543 will improve access to justice and advance immigrant rights.
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As SCOTUS Takes Up Remain in Mexico Case, Immigrant Rights Groups Seek Class Certification in Separate Lawsuit to Protect Asylum Seekers in Danger
As the U.S. Supreme Court grants review of an order to restart Remain in Mexico, thousands returned to Mexico under the prior version of the policy remain stranded outside the United States without meaningful access to the U.S. asylum process.
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Law Lab's Anticarceral Legal Organizing Program Joins Partners & Detained Migrants in Federal Complaint
Discusses a federal complaint about health by nine people detained at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in California's Imperial County.
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Un Recours Collectif Fédéral Allègue le Traitement Raciste et Abusif des Migrants Haïtiens à Del Rio, au Texas
Les Demandeurs d'Asile et Haitian Bridge Alliance Demandent des Comptes au Gouvernement Américain pour les Atroces Violations des Droits Civils des Demandeurs d'Asile Noirs.
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Federal Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Racist and Abusive Treatment of Haitian Migrants in Del Rio, Texas
Asylum Seekers and Haitian Bridge Alliance Seek Accountability from U.S. Government for Atrocious Civil Rights Abuses Against Black Asylum Seekers.
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ICE Continues to Deny Haitians Access to Legal Support, Humane Conditions, and Release from Torrance County Detention Facility
Immigrant rights advocates delivered a second demand letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency failed to respond to a previous letter and continued to deny adequate access to legal support for a group of Haitian migrants.
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Groups Demand ICE Allow Detained Haitians Access to Legal Services
A group of immigrant rights advocates continue to demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provide access to legal services for Haitian migrants detained at Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico.
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Asylum Seekers Seek Emergency Relief As Battle Over “Remain in Mexico” Policy Continues
Six asylum seekers subjected to the “Remain in Mexico” policy sought an emergency order from a federal court allowing them to return to the United States to pursue their claims for asylum and related relief.
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Innovation Law Lab Stands with Haitian Asylum Seekers, Condemns Racist Mistreatment and Expulsions to Haiti
The Innovation Law Lab urges the Biden Administration must welcome Haitian asylum seekers with dignity, it also condemns in the strongest possible terms the racist treatment by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents of Black asylum seekers from Haiti.
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Immigration Advocates Applaud End of Performance Metrics for Immigration Judges
A response to the Department of Justice’s decision to end Trump-era case completion quotas for immigration judges.
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Groups Demand Information on Secretive Title 42 Practices
Two organizations file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to demand transparency around Title 42, a pandemic as justification for automatically expelling nearly all immigrants.
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With Sanctuary Promise Act Signed into Law, Community Members Declare Moot Lawsuit Challenging Oregon Jail ICE Contract
Four Oregon taxpayers filed notice to the Oregon Court of Appeals that their lawsuit against the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities (NORCOR) is now moot due to the passage of the Sanctuary Promise Act.
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Innovation Law Lab Disappointed by US Supreme Court Denial of Stay in Remain in Mexico Case
The US Supreme Court denied a request by the Biden Administration to stay a Texas district court’s order that the federal government “enforce and implement [the Remain in Mexico policy] in good faith”.
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Court Orders Government To Issue 9,095 Reserved 2020 Diversity Visas
The Biden Administration is ordered to issue 9,095 diversity visas from Fiscal Year 2020 that the court reserved nearly a year ago.
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Rights Advocates Seek Relief for Thousands of Asylum Seekers Left Behind by Biden Administration Wind-down of Remain in Mexico Policy
Rights Advocates Seek Relief for Thousands of Asylum Seekers Left Behind by Biden Administration Wind-down of Remain in Mexico Policy.
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Biden Department of Justice’s New “Rocket Docket” Further Undermines Due Process Rights for Refugee Families Seeking Safety From Persecution
Under the guise of reducing immigration court backlogs, the Biden Administration is moving to quickly deport refugee families, many to certain death.
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On the Termination of the ICE Contract with Irwin County Detention Center
After years of organizing and advocacy by survivors of ICE abuse and those in solidarity with them, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced the end of its immigrant incarceration contract with Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC).
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Oregon Worker Relief Distributes Over $60 million to Immigrant Oregonians in First Year
The one-year anniversary of the community-led program that provides cash assistance to immigrant Oregonians excluded from federal pandemic relief.
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Weaving a safety net for immigrant Oregonians during the pandemic
Community members and organizations from across Oregon organized to create Oregon Worker Relief to distribute critical cash assistance for workers excluded from traditional systems of support during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Civil Rights Coalition Welcomes Rescission of Trump’s Illegal Health Care Ban
Litigators welcome the rescission of President Trump’s long-enjoined Health Care Insurance Ban. The litigation partners had successfully sued to halt the ban for immigrants, announced via presidential proclamation on October 4, 2019.
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Statement in Solidarity with AAPI Communities
Innovation Law Lab condemns the ongoing violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).
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Civil Rights Coalition Celebrates End of Harmful Visa Ban
With the expiration of Proclamation 10052, many categories of nonimmigrants will no longer be prevented from seeking entry to the United States due to the false premise that they will impede our country’s economic recovery caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Civil Rights Coalition Celebrates Partial End of Immigration Ban
In revoking former President Trump's immigration ban, the Biden administration flatly rejected the previous administration’s proclamation that the entry of immigrants presents a risk to the U.S. economy during the pandemic.
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Court Preserves Validity of 2020 Diversity Visas
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an emergency injunction preserving and extending the validity of most diversity visas from the 2020 diversity visa lottery.
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New Report Documents Systemic Abuse at a New Mexico Immigrant Detention Center
A report from Advocate Visitors with Immigrants in Detention, details human rights abuses at the Otero County Processing Center. The study found a shockingly high rate of complaints, conditions and violations consistent with definitions of torture.
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Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Challenge to Trump Administration Policy That Denies Asylum Seekers Safety & Legal Rights
Several groups have filed amicus briefs in a case challenging the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which has forced over 60,000 asylum seekers into precarious, life-threatening situations in Mexico.
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Oregon Legislature and City of Portland Approve $21.75 Million in Additional Funding for the Oregon Worker Relief Fund
An estimated $124 million is needed to provide relief to tens of thousands of Oregonians left out of federal stimulus, safety-net programs on the basis of immigration status.
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Oregonians Unite To Support Undocumented Workers
In collaboration with community partners, Innovation Law Lab created the Oregon Worker Relief Fund (OWRF), an emergency relief fund aimed at providing temporary financial support to Oregonians who have been excluded from other safety net programs.
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Civil Rights Coalition Files Lawsuit to Protect Families from Decades of Separation
Families Will Be Unable To Reunite Within Their Lifetimes Due To President Trump’s Proclamation May 28, 2020.
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Law Lab Founder Stephen Manning recognized as a leading changemaker
Founder and executive director of Innovation Law Lab recognized.
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Ninth Circuit Panel Prevents Trump Administration From Implementing Health Care Ban
Litigators welcome a decision to refuse the federal government a stay pending appeal of the preliminary nationwide injunction in Doe v. Trump.
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Civil Rights Coalition Files Emergency Motion to Halt Implementation of President Trump’s Immigration Ban
Legal experts say this ban will keep families apart and hurt the U.S. economy.
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Immigration Court System Continues to Endanger Lives Despite Incremental Changes
Litigants argued for a temporary restraining order in federal court earlier this week to establish protective measures to ensure that the rights of respondents are not jeopardized during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 & The Danger of Going to Immigration Court
An explanation of the Trump Administration's weaponization of COVID-19 against the lives of immigrants and the communities in which they live and work.
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An Open Letter to the Immigration Authorities in Oregon
Members of the Oregon Ready coalition called on the Executive Office of Immigration Review and the Department of Homeland Security to take comprehensive measures to put the health and well-being of our communities at the forefront.
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U.S. Supreme Court Allows "Remain in Mexico" To Stay In Effect
The U.S. Supreme Court granted the federal government’s application for a stay of the lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy.
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Again, The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Deems Trump’s “Remain In Mexico” Program Unlawful
In a unanimous order, the Ninth Circuit held yet again that there is no “serious possibility that the MPP is consistent” with federal law.
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The Role of Judges to “Say What the Law Is”: Judicial Oversight of Immigration Adjudication
Faced with the Trump Administration’s weaponization of the immigration courts against asylum-seekers, the role of the federal courts is more important than ever. This article points to an extraordinary rebuke from a circuit court to the BIA.
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Civil Rights Coalition Successfully Enjoins Presidential Health Insurance Proclamation
Ninth Circuit issues order protecting immigrant families from the impact of the constitutional health ban.
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Su Caso Esta En Sus Manos
Innovation Law Lab announces a model of support to reduce harm and provide resources for asylum seekers.
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Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Granted in Innovation Law Lab v. Nielsen
A federal district judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction in "Innovation Law Lab v. Nielsen," a case challenging implementation of the so-called "Migrant Protection Protocols."
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Innovation Law Lab statement following “Remain in Mexico” court hearing
Describes the case "Innovation Law Lab v. Nielsen," a challenge to a policy called the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” sometimes referred to as MPP for short.
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Innovation Law Lab and other groups challenge the Trump Administration in court
The Innovation Law Lab and other groups await a federal court decision about the Trump Administration's latest attack on asylum seekers at the border.
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Asylum seekers returned to Mexico fear for their safety, lives
Describes the experiences of several people who are threatened by the Trump Administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico to await the outcomes of their immigration cases.
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Innovation Law Lab and other groups demand an immediate end to returning asylum seekers to Mexico
The Innovation Law Lab challenges the legality of the Trump Administration’s forced return practice.
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Innovation Law Lab lead plaintiff in lawsuit challenging Trump Administration’s return of asylum seekers to Mexico
The lawsuit cites violations of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Administrative Procedures Act, as well as the United States’ duty under international human rights law not to return people to dangerous conditions.
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Supreme Court refuses to reinstate Trump’s “asylum ban” – following litigation by Innovation Law Lab and others
A suit by the Innovation Law Lab and three other organizations argues that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally rewrite an immigration statute adopted by Congress.
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From 124 to Zero: Final asylum seekers released from Sheridan
The last asylum seekers are released from Sheridan.
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Innovation Law Lab at the center of a nationwide lawsuit challenging Trump’s latest attempt to severely limit asylum eligibility
The Innovation Law Lab is one of four immigrant rights organizations contesting a new asylum rule that will have an immediate and devastating effect on the asylum seekers.
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Detainer Litigation and Discovery: ICE Records Discoverable
Describes a recent victory for the taxpayers in Wasco County who seek to an end of the ICE contract and other immigration enforcement activity prohibited by state law in their four-county jail.
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Legal access to continue in Sheridan
Recounts a crucial legal victory for Innovation Law Lab, ensuring clients detained in Sheridan continue to have access to legal counsel.
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Kansas City attorneys and advocates win bond for 18-year-old in immigrant detention
Recounts the story of a teen who made the trip to the U.S. after receiving repeated threats from a gang notorious in Honduras.
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NORCOR case moves forward
Innovation Law Lab and the Oregon Law Center secured a victory in their ongoing case against the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR), signaling progress in a larger suit.
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Day 18: Update from Sheridan
An account of the work undertaken since the Innovation Law Lab has been able to provide a legal presence at the Sheridan facility.
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Important victory in court
Discusses a ruling from a federal judge allowing pro bono attorneys to provide legal counsel to the 121 individuals detained in Sheridan, Oregon.
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Lawyers meet with 10 individuals detained at FCI Sheridan
Two attorneys met with individuals to provide legal orientation and advice.
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Asylum Seekers Denied Access to Lawyers at Federal Prison in Oregon
One hundred and twenty three asylum seekers are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a federal prison.
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Immigrants unjustly detained at federal prison in Oregon
The Innovation Law Lab demands that the Trump adminstration provide access to counsel and legal resources for immigrants being held at the federal prison in Sheridan.
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Innovation Law Lab argues that Jeff Sessions’ anti-immigrant bias renders him unfit to re-evaluate asylum case
Innovation Law Lab filed an amicus brief with United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions