The American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of legal advocates from Seattle to San Diego have sued the U.S. government over the detention of immigrants with mental disabilities.
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Two mentally disabled Mexican immigrants released after long detention
On March 29, CIR's Andrew Becker reported for the Los Angeles Times on a lawsuit filed by two mentally disabled Mexican immigrants who spent years in detention facilities after completing their sentences. Two days later the two men were released by U.S. immigration authorities. Read an update by Becker in the Times.
ICE moving forward with new Los Angeles-area immigration lock-up
The federal agency that oversees immigration detention will solicit bids next month for a new 2,200-bed detention center in the Los Angeles area.
Update:
As of Dec. 14 ICE has delayed its bid solicitation date.
"The Government anticipates release of the solicitation during the first quarter of 2010. The response date will be changed based on the date of release," according to the fedbizopps.gov.
