The Ford Foundation awarded Disability Law United an additional $100,000 toward its second year of core support for Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP)! In October 2019, the Ford Foundation awarded a two-year grant of $150,000 in support…
Federal Judge Rejects ICE’s ‘Weak’ Implementation of Court-Ordered Custody Determinations of High Risk Individuals and Other Safety Measures
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb inside detention centers, Court finds ICE has fallen “far below” compliance with its previous injunction. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Last night in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California,…
Months Later, the Fraihat Hotline Remains Necessary
“We couldn’t keep up with the calls and voicemails at first,” said Pilar Gonzalez Morales, Senior Staff Attorney at Disability Law United, “it was a tsunami of people who were in crisis, seeking re-assessment and needing help to do so.”…
New Partnership – We the Action
As the need became more dire, Disability Law United knew who to call on. We the Action. The successful request for emergency preliminary injunction in the Fraihat v. ICE case filed by Disability Law United and co-counsel at the start…
In Victory for Detained Immigrants, Federal Judge Orders ICE to Review for Release Every Person with COVID-19 Risk Factors
In sweeping ruling, ICE ordered to conduct new assessments for every person at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 in the custody of ICE, regardless of immigration case FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A federal judge today…
Detained Migrants Win in Federal Court: Judge Greenlights Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit
Tens of thousands of immigrants denied medical care and disability accommodations by the federal government will have their day in court A federal judge ruled today that a nationwide class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the…
New Initiative – IDAP Help Desk
Recently Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP) expanded its services to include a robust Help Desk component. The number of migrants and asylum seekers who are being detained in immigration prisons or denied entry at the U.S. border…
Immigration: Updates and Ongoing Battles
All too frequently we hear news of abhorrent actions taken against immigrants seeking refuge in our country: Bans on people because of their religion or country of origin. Unnecessary obstacles in asylum cases. Inhumane treatment of immigrants at our borders.…
Disability Law United Receives Two-Year Grant from the Ford Foundation
Grant Will Support Work of Disability Law United’s Immigration Detention Accountability Project (IDAP) The Ford Foundation has awarded Disability Law United a $150,000 grant, distributed over a two-year time period to support IDAP’s work. Established in 2018 Disability Law United’s…
Tim Fox Writes for the Civil Rights Insider
Co-Executive Director, Tim Fox, was invited by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section to write an article for their newsletter, the Civil Rights Insider regarding the Fraihat v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Case No. 5:19-cv-01546 (C.D. Cal).…