ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders: AP News
The change affects thousands of people and could make last-minute legal challenges harder to file, immigration lawyers said.
- On Sept. 15, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed detainees with final removal orders from its online locator system, preventing lawyers and families from tracking people in custody.
- The move reflects President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, increasing pressure on detainees to waive appeals and agree to deportation.
- Nearly 16,000 people booked into ICE detention in July held final removal orders out of more than 65,000 total detainees; Atenas Burrola Estrada, deputy program director at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, reported that 17 of her clients vanished from the system.
- Among those missing are eight Somali men held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; My Khanh Ngo of the American Civil Liberties Union said the change makes it "nearly impossible" for attorneys to help clients challenge their removals.
- The Department of Homeland Security argues detainees receive due process through immigration courts; however, advocates warn the practice mimics "disappearing people" in other countries, threatening individual rights.
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Independent EspañolThe ICE stopped updating its detention tracing system with final expulsion orders, making it difficult for lawyers and family members to trace.The unannounced measure complicates last-minute legal challenges and raises concerns about due process.The practice affects thousands of people, increasing pressure to accept deportation.Some detention centers are exempt from this policy, but lack of transparency creates panic and affects the lawyer-clien…
Immigration lawyers struggle to locate clients after ICE removes names from site
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly listing the location of thousands of detainees with final deportation orders in its online locator system, a move that officials say makes it significantly harder for lawyers and families to track them.
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ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them.
AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders , an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and
AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders – WTOP News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far more difficult for lawyers and relatives to find them, according to current and former officials familiar with the practice. ICE removed those detainees from...
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them.
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