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Taft farm workers stand their ground with red cards during alleged ICE raid
Fear and worry have continued to grow across Kern County following reports of sightings and unannounced raids by immigration enforcement and Border Patrol over the past month.
Calls to shut down Kern County detention centers grow louder
In a complaint accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of medical negligence and weaponizing healthcare access, 21 people detained at Golden State Annex and Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility detailed allegations of being labeled as “malingerers” to limit legal representation, medical errors, untreated health conditions, and language barriers.
ICE ends free phone calls at detention facilities throughout the country
The Detention Watch Network released a press release last week regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cutting access to free phone calls for individuals in immigration detentions.
Immigrant Rights Groups call for action following reports of neglect and systemic failures conditions at GSA detention center
California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ) released a press release regarding a letter they sent out to ICE to stop the increased number of people it chooses to hold in its custody at Golden State Annex (GSA), an immigrant detention center in McFarland, CA, on March 12.
Advocates speak against solitary confinement in immigration detention centers and prisons
The California State Assembly passed AB 280, the California Mandela Act, and according to a release from Immigrant Defense Advocates, this is the second year it has gotten support from the California legislature.
Protestors against ICE detention centers and GEO Group demand action
In San Francisco and Fresno, protests were held by the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, survivors of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, and other organizations at the ICE offices.
McFarland Golden State Annex detainees go on a hunger strike with community support
In early 2020, there was a possibility of a detention center opening in McFarland, a residential area where immigrants make up around 33% of the overall population according to the census.
ICE continues to disallow visitations in local detention center
It has been two years since families have been able to visit their loved ones in the Mesa Verde Detention Facility.
Immigrant rights advocates gather for vigil for detainee who died in Mesa Verde, demand investigation of private immigration facilities
Community members from across the Central Valley gathered for a vigil outside Mesa Verde Detention Facility Thursday night to honor Choung Woong Ahn, a 74-year-old man who died in ICE Custody at the Mesa Verde Sunday.
Women detainees suddenly released from Mesa Verde find relief through safety network
Almost two weeks have passed since the release of all women detainees from the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield on May 7th.Notified