Lawsuit filed against Homeland Security over attorney access at the Federal Whipple Building

Democratic Lawmakers Again Challenge Limits on ICE Detention Facility Visits

U.S. House Democrats are again asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration’s policy requiring them to give a seven-day notice to visit immigration detention facilities for oversight visits. The 46-page lawsuit, spearheaded by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), claims the administration has stretched the immigration detention system beyond its capacity, creating a humanitarian crisis and deteriorating conditions while also illegally restrict…

Lawsuit: DHS blocking lawyers from meeting with detainees

A Minneapolis-based human rights group is suing the Department of Homeland Security, accusing DHS officials and agents of illegally and systematically preventing detained immigrants from meeting with their lawyers. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court…

Class action: ICE detainees at Whipple Building routinely denied access to counsel

Hundreds of people detained for immigration proceedings at the Whipple Federal Building have been deprived of their right to legal counsel, a class action lawsuit claims.

Lawsuit filed against Homeland Security over attorney access at the Federal Whipple Building

The lawsuit alleges that federal officials are preventing some ICE detainees from talking to their lawyers.