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Dec 31, 2021
2 min

PRESS STATEMENT: Confirmed ICE Custody Repopulation at Yuba County Jail

Contact: Edwin Carmona-Cruz | 415-933-4922 | edwin[@]ccijustice.org December 30, 2021 For immediate release Confirmed ICE Custody Repopulation at Yuba County Jail As Omicron cases surge, advocates worry so will immigrants in detention Northern California – As of December 27, 2021, at least 1 person is confirmed to be detained in ICE custody at the Yuba County Jail (YCJ). The “suicide jail” sat empty of civil immigrant detainees since October 27, 2021, when Ricardo Vazquez Cru

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ICE Conducts Mass Transfers Amidst COVID-19 Surge in Kern County, ICU Beds Near Capacity

Sep 9, 2021
2 min

Press Releases

ICE Conducts Mass Transfers Amidst COVID-19 Surge in Kern County, ICU Beds Near Capacity

Contact: Esperanza Cuautle Velazquez | advocate[@]pangealegal.org | Laura Duarte Bateman | laura[@]ccijustice.org | For immediate release September 9, 2021 ICE Conducts Mass Transfers Amidst COVID-19 Surge in Kern County, ICU Beds Near Capacity McFarland, CA — While a surge in positive coronavirus cases sweeps Kern County, leaders detained at Golden State Annex (GSA) and advocates categorically reject ICE’s intimidation tactic of transferring people in the middle of the night

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Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Inside YCJ Advocates Demand The Release Of The Last Three Men Detained by ICE

Aug 26, 2021
2 min

Press Releases

Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Inside YCJ Advocates Demand The Release Of The Last Three Men Detained by ICE

Contact: Laura Duarte Bateman (415) 684-5463 Stephanie Medina (510) 269-1260 For immediate release August 26, 2021 Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Inside Yuba County Jail Advocates Demand The Release Of The Last Three Men Detained By ICE, Termination of Contract Marysville, CA — The #FreeTheYuba11 Campaign Coalition, along with the three remaining men in ICE custody at the Yuba County Jail, issued the following statement with respect to the confirmed COVID-19 outbreak at the jail and

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PRESS RELEASE- Immigration Detainees: Life-Saving Vaccines Should Not Come At The Expense of Liberty

Mar 18, 2021
3 min

Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE- Immigration Detainees: Life-Saving Vaccines Should Not Come At The Expense of Liberty

Contact: Edwin Carmona-Cruz, edwin[@]ccijustice.org, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice Elaina Vermeulen, evermeulen[@]centrolegal.org, Centro Legal de la Raza March 18, 2021 For immediate release Immigration Detainees: Life-Saving Vaccines Should Not Come At The Expense of Liberty Immigrants in detention and advocates express frustration towards the false choice presented by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). San Francisco, CA — On March 15, 2021, the S

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Jan 21, 2021
2 min

Press Releases

Biden’s Moratorium on Deportations Props Up Enforcement Deteriorates Community Safety

For immediate release January 21, 2021 Biden’s Moratorium on Deportations Props Up Enforcement Deteriorates Community Safety San Francisco, California – The California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice released the following statement with respect to the Biden administration’s announcement on a 100-day Moratorium on Deportations: “Last night, the Biden administration issued a moratorium on deportations that concedes to the criminal-legal system that disproportionately impac

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Jan 13, 2021
3 min

Op-eds

Why Should Immigration Detention Be Closed?

Giovannie, currently detained in Golden State Annex, shares his reflections and concerns around immigration detention. 12-23-2020 Why Should Immigration Detention Be Closed? Detention facilities should be closed since they are being used by private companies to make money at the expense of ordinary people who have the right to be free. Regardless of our court situation, the time being spent incarcerated is depriving one from family connections and is painful. It would be bett

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California State and Federal Officials Join Advocates Decrying Public Health Threat Posed by ICE

Oct 13, 2020
2 min

Press Releases

California State and Federal Officials Join Advocates Decrying Public Health Threat Posed by ICE

October 13th 2020 For Immediate Release California State and Federal Officials Join Advocates Decrying Public Health Threat Posed by ICE A delegation of 26 California state legislators, led by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) submitted a letter to the California Department of Public Health seeking answers on the role and responsibility of state public health authorities with respect to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and immigrant detention in the state o

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LACKING ALL CREDIBILITY, ICE CONDUCTS IMAGE CAMPAIGN ON THE BACKS OF IMMIGRANTS

Sep 18, 2020
4 min

Press Releases

LACKING ALL CREDIBILITY, ICE CONDUCTS IMAGE CAMPAIGN ON THE BACKS OF IMMIGRANTS

California Rapid Response Networks PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2020 Contacts: Jesus Chavez, Centro Legal de la Raza, jchavez@centrolegal.org Jesus Ruiz, Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County, jesusr@sacredheartcs.org Teresa Borden, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), tborden@chirla.org Armando Carmona, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice (IC4IJ), media@ic4ij.org Abigail Salazar, San Francisco Rapid Response Network (SFRRN) abigail

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Answering Calls from Immigrants in Detention During COVID-19:

Sep 8, 2020
6 min

Op-eds

Answering Calls from Immigrants in Detention During COVID-19:

Once Solely a Legal Battle, Now One of Life or Death. Before shelter in place, CCIJ and other legal service organizations made monthly visits to Yuba County Jail and bi-weekly visits to Mesa Verde Detention Facility. In these visits we provided legal assistance to the 500 plus immigrants fighting their cases from inside those detention centers. Now that in-person visits are not possible, phone consultations have become our only form of contact with people who are forced to re

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PRESS RELEASE: Local Rapid Response Networks Report ICE Resuming Arrests in Northern California

Aug 20, 2020
2 min

Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: Local Rapid Response Networks Report ICE Resuming Arrests in Northern California

For immediate release: August 20, 2020 Local Rapid Response Networks Report ICE Resuming Arrests in Northern California 2020.08.20 – In the first half of August, Rapid Response Networks in Northern California confirmed four arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), after a period in which the agency significantly reduced detentions in the community. Local networks supported by the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (CCIJ) responded to four arres

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BREAKING: Black led organizations slam Newsom administration after meeting on immigration detention

Aug 18, 2020
3 min

Press Releases

BREAKING: Black led organizations slam Newsom administration after meeting on immigration detention

For immediate release August 18, 2020 2020.08.18 – Yesterday afternoon, immigration advocates met with Governor Newsom’s office to express their concerns about the plight of Black immigrants held in immigration detention centers throughout California. As COVID-19 rages in immigration detention, and disproportionately affects Black people, advocates challenged Newsom to take decisive action to address what is now a life and death issue for Black immigrant communities. In parti

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