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    Advocates Welcome AB 2632 (Holden) ‘California Mandela Act’ Targeting Solitary Confinement in
    • Feb 18
    • 5 min
    Press Releases

    Advocates Welcome AB 2632 (Holden) ‘California Mandela Act’ Targeting Solitary Confinement in

    For immediate release: February 18, 2022 Contact: Melody Pomraning, Communications Director, Disability Rights California Melody.Pomraning[@]disabilityrightsca.org Hamid Yazdan Panah, Advocacy Director, Immigrant Defense Advocates hamid@imadvocates.org Greg Fidell, Policy Manager, Initiate Justice greg@initiatejustice.org Advocates Welcome AB 2632 (Holden) ‘California Mandela Act’ Targeting Solitary Confinement in Jails, Prisons and Immigration Detention Facilities (Sacramen
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    PRESS STATEMENT: Confirmed ICE Custody Repopulation at Yuba County Jail
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 2 min
    Press Releases

    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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    BREAKING: Last Person in ICE custody at the Yuba County Jail released
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 3 min
    Press Releases

    BREAKING: Last Person in ICE custody at the Yuba County Jail released

    Ricardo (center) and his family on the day he was released from Yuba County Jail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Laura Duarte Bateman | laura[@]ccijustice.org | 415-684-5463 | FreeTheYuba11 Coalition Valerie Ibarra | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | 628-249-7946 | S.F. Public Defender’s Office BREAKING: Last Person in ICE custody at the Yuba County Jail released after Pressure from Advocates, Attorneys, and Members of Congress Termination of ICE Contract with
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    24 Members of Congress Led by Lofgren and Correa Urge Closure of 3 ICE Detention Centers in CA
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 3 min
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    24 Members of Congress Led by Lofgren and Correa Urge Closure of 3 ICE Detention Centers in CA

    Contact: Laura Duarte Bateman | laura[@]ccijustice.org | 415-684-5463 Tamara Marquez tamara[@]ic4ij.org 562-212-2664 Adriana Jasso | ajasso[@]afsc.org | 619-808-7277 October 21, 2021 For immediate release BREAKING: 24 Members of Congress Led by Lofgren and Correa Urge Closure of 3 ICE Detention Centers in CA California — Today, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Lou Correa led an additional 22 Members of the California Delegation, including U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, i
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    LEONEL WILL BE FREED; TWO MEN REMAIN DETAINED AT YUBA COUNTY JAIL
    • Sep 17, 2021
    • 1 min
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    LEONEL WILL BE FREED; TWO MEN REMAIN DETAINED AT YUBA COUNTY JAIL

    Leonel Sanchez Lagunas was a firefighter at the Conservation Camp Program before he was detained by ICE in December 2019. Contact: Laura Duarte Bateman | laura[@]ccijustice.org | 415-684-5463 For immediate release September 17, 2021 LEONEL WILL BE FREED; TWO MEN REMAIN DETAINED AT YUBA COUNTY JAIL San Francisco, CA — Leonel Sanchez Lagunas, one of the remaining three men detained in ICE custody at the Yuba County Jail, was granted a $10,000 bond in immigration court Thursday
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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
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    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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    Advocates Welcome Inclusion of Immigrant Detention in Vaccine Distribution, Seek Specifics on Plan
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 2 min
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    Advocates Welcome Inclusion of Immigrant Detention in Vaccine Distribution, Seek Specifics on Plan

    Contact: Hamid Yazdan Panah, Immigrant Defense Advocates hamid[@]imadvocates.org Edwin Carmona-Cruz, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice edwin[@]ccijustice.org March 12, 2021 For immediate release Advocates Welcome Inclusion of Immigrant Detention in Vaccine Distribution, Seek Specifics on Plan Sacramento, CA — Today, advocates learned that the State of California intends to provide vaccine access to individuals in congregate settings, including individuals detaine
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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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