ICE arrests continue during California’s coronavirus lockdown; ACLU seeks release for high-risk detained immigrants

A remarkable day-in-the life portrait from the LA Times

With safety measures taken across the state, immigrant advocates have criticized ICE for its continued enforcement operations. More than 45 organizations signed a letter this week calling on the Department of Homeland Security to suspend such actions.

ICE said it would take precautions, given the new reality. But the arrests would go on.

The ICE arrests profiled in this story mirror the agency’s continuing detention of immigrants, which the ACLU has challenged in Washington state for high risk individuals. In contrast, some jails in LA county are releasing inmates to protect them from the risks of containment during coronavirus. UPDATE: The ICE guidelines on covid19 can be found in an earlier immigrationprof blog post.

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