American Immigration Council: ICE Unlawfully Detains Immigrant Youth: Federal Court Ruling
July 04, 2020
July 04, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release:
A federal court has ruled that the failure of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to consider less restrictive settings before transferring unaccompanied immigrant youth to ICE detention on their 18th birthdays violates U.S. immigration laws.
The ruling in Garcia Ramirez et al. v. ICE was the result of more than two years of litigation in the U.S. District Court . . .
A federal court has ruled that the failure of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to consider less restrictive settings before transferring unaccompanied immigrant youth to ICE detention on their 18th birthdays violates U.S. immigration laws.
The ruling in Garcia Ramirez et al. v. ICE was the result of more than two years of litigation in the U.S. District Court . . .