Today we filed a new petition on behalf of Ansly Damus, a Haitian asylum seeker, who ICE has locked up for nearly two years.
We asked the court to order his immediate release or to hold a hearing where the government must show evidence why imprisonment is justified.
It's not.
We asked the court to order his immediate release or to hold a hearing where the government must show evidence why imprisonment is justified.
It's not.
In July, we won a federal court ruling that stopped ICE from arbitrarily locking up asylum seekers while their cases proceeded.
ICE was forced to reconsider asylum seekers' parole applications, which were nearly all being rejected in violation of DHS' own policy.
ICE was forced to reconsider asylum seekers' parole applications, which were nearly all being rejected in violation of DHS' own policy.
While some asylum seekers have been released since the court's order, Ansly remains behind bars with NO access to the outdoors, despite being granted asylum TWICE.
His imprisonment is a gross violation of due process and human rights. It must end.
His imprisonment is a gross violation of due process and human rights. It must end.
