1/🚨BREAKING: @RAICESTEXAS, @Rapid_Defense and @aldea_pjc just filed lawsuit, O.M.G. v. Wolf, against DHS & DOJ demanding the immediate release of all families being held in family detention centers due to COVID-19 eminent risk.
This includes Karnes, Berks and Dilley Babyjail.
This includes Karnes, Berks and Dilley Babyjail.
2/These organizations represent immigrant families who have sought protection from persecution and torture and who are detained civilly at these jails. The FRCs are the only immigration family detention centers in the United States.
3/Each of the FRCs has failed to take adequate measures to protect these families from COVID-19. Continued detention cannot be justified as it not only risks the families’ health but also the local healthcare system and community should a family contract COVID-19 while detained.
4/Our concerns are consistent with the letter that Dr. Scott A. Allen and Dr. Josiah D. Rich sent to elected officials.
cnn.com/2020/03/20/hea…
cnn.com/2020/03/20/hea…
5/We will continue to advocate for the same relief that is requested in the Drs. Letter and in the case we filed today: the immediate release of our clients to their families in the United States in a manner consistent with maximizing public safety. #FreeThemAll
