Advocacy Groups File a Federal Lawsuit Against a Florida Immigration Detention Center

Advocacy groups file a federal lawsuit against a Florida immigration detention center

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has had an increasingly distressing presence in the country with its ongoing, often violent, detainment of undocumented people.  The detention facilities that the investigative agency uses to hold these people have received countless accusations of abuse, ranging from sexual harassment to medical neglect. Who’s Involved Last month, the ACLU of Florida, RFK Human Rights, and Gibson Dunn filed …

Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuit Seeking Justice for Woman Abused

Yesterday, the ACLU of Florida, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and Gibson Dunn filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a 33-year-old woman named Ana* who was subject to abuse while she was held at the Baker County Detention Center.