Certification, Preliminary Injunction Granted In ICE Detainees’ Class Complaint

Mealey's (April 22, 2020, 11:56 AM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge in California on April 20 granted an emergency motion for certification of two subclasses of high-risk detainees and a motion for preliminary injunction both filed by individuals being held in federal immigration detention centers who are asking for the release of high-risk individuals due to the novel coronavirus pandemic if safeguards can’t be put in place immediately (Faour Abdallah Fraihat, et al. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al., No. 19-1546, C.D. Calif.)....