"I'm just asking for a second chance to live this American life and to be a firefighter," Bounchan Keola said
The detention center was found to excessively strip-search detainees and failed to provide detainees with two hot meals a day
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Preparing inmates to stay out of prison after release is good for them, their family and friends, and society in general
Officials say they're following CDC guidelines despite criticism from those held inside since the first outbreak began
They came one vote short of passing a ban on ICE officers and a ban on honoring ICE "holds" on inmates
The lawsuit alleged that the Sheriff's Department routinely held people in jail for days, weeks or even months beyond the dates of their release
Under the ruling, at least four immigration detention centers with the capacity to house approximately 5,000 people would be phased out over the coming years
Some COs will be trained and deputized, giving them the authority to investigate and detain inmates for their immigration status
Roughly half of the detainees that were transferred from the Krome Detention Center to Broward Transitional Center tested positive for COVID-19
The lawsuit is seeking a judgement that the AG does not have the power to prohibit Ocean County from sharing info with other agencies
It is the third hunger strike in Yuba County Jail in 10 months
Immigration rights groups are calling the sheriff's moves a "bait and switch" because inmates are still being given to ICE
If passed, the bill will force sheriffs to hold jail inmates who may be in the country illegally and give ICE up to 48 hours to pick them up
The sheriff's office signed a "basic ordering agreement" with ICE to hold inmates for an extra 48 hours
ICE is considering opening a second permanent facility where transgender migrants can be detained amid the influx of Central Americans crossing the border
There are signs that immigration officials are struggling to find space for the growing number of ICE detainees
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