Yanes et. al. v. ICE
- Filed: 05/15/2020
- Status: Active
- Latest Update: May 15, 2020
This is a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of all ICE detainees being held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls.
This is a class-action lawsuit seeking the release of all ICE detainees being held at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls.
Jun 23, 2020
Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Wind Down with More than Two Dozen Released
Our lawsuit has led to the conditional release of more ICE detainees than are currently being held at the facility.
Jun 03, 2020
Bail Hearings on Release of ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center Begin Today
In advance of bail hearings beginning at 10 AM today before U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy to consider the release of ICE detainees at the Wyatt Detention Center, the judge has released a 15-page decision explaining her decision to order the hearings.
Jun 01, 2020
Judge Orders Immediate Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
In response to a class-action lawsuit filed by ACLU attorneys two weeks ago seeking urgent relief for immigration detainees at the Wyatt Detention Center facing the increasing spread of Covid-19 at the facility, a federal judge today ordered expedited bail hearings for the detainees.
May 15, 2020
ACLU Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class-action lawsuit today against federal immigration officials and the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The suit, filed as a habeas corpus petition, seeks urgent relief for a class of over 70 immigration detainees at the facility by calling for their conditional release. The suit was filed as the count of detainees at the facility infected with COVID-19 more than doubled in three days.
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Jun 23, 2020
Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Wind Down with More than Two Dozen Released
Our lawsuit has led to the conditional release of more ICE detainees than are currently being held at the facility.
Jun 03, 2020
Bail Hearings on Release of ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center Begin Today
In advance of bail hearings beginning at 10 AM today before U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy to consider the release of ICE detainees at the Wyatt Detention Center, the judge has released a 15-page decision explaining her decision to order the hearings.
Jun 01, 2020
Judge Orders Immediate Bail Hearings for ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
In response to a class-action lawsuit filed by ACLU attorneys two weeks ago seeking urgent relief for immigration detainees at the Wyatt Detention Center facing the increasing spread of Covid-19 at the facility, a federal judge today ordered expedited bail hearings for the detainees.
May 15, 2020
ACLU Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Release for all ICE Detainees at Wyatt Detention Center
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys Deborah Gonzalez and Jared Goldstein, and lawyers from the firm Morgan Lewis filed a class-action lawsuit today against federal immigration officials and the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The suit, filed as a habeas corpus petition, seeks urgent relief for a class of over 70 immigration detainees at the facility by calling for their conditional release. The suit was filed as the count of detainees at the facility infected with COVID-19 more than doubled in three days.
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