Classes Of ICE Detainees Move For Certification, Relief Due To Coronavirus

Mealey's (March 26, 2020, 2:10 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Individuals suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and government officials in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California over their detention filed an emergency motion for preliminary injunction on March 24 seeking the release of high-risk individuals due to the novel coronavirus pandemic if safeguards can’t be put in place immediately and a motion on March 25 seeking certification of two subclasses of those people with risk factors (Faour Abdallah Fraihat, et al. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al., No. 19-1546, C.D. Calif.)....