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DHS Office of Inspector General releases a “Management Alert" addressing "Issues Requiring Action at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center"

  1. Original Date Announced

    September 27, 2018

    DHS Office of Inspector General identifies a number of serious issues at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center that violate ICE’s 2011 Performance-Based National Detention Standards and pose significant health and safety risks, including nooses in detainee cells, improper and overly restrictive segregation, and untimely and inadequate detainee medical care. [ID #358]

    DHS/OIG Management Alert
  2. Effective Date

    September 27, 2018
  3. Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

    • December 2, 2019

      ICE Revises Its Standards for Some Detention Facilities

      U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently published an update to its National Detention Standards (NDS), which govern the treatment of people held in facilities that rent some of their beds to ICE, often city or county jails. The new standards may weaken some protections for up to 20% of ICE’s detained population.

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    • April 23, 2020

      Roman v. Wolf - Preliminary Injunction

      A federal district court granted a preliminary injunction requiring that Adelanto not accept any new detainees, that its population be reduced to allow for social distancing, and that it continue to shrink below the number required for minimal social distancing by May 4, 2020.

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    • September 29, 2020

      Roman v. Wolf- Modified Preliminary Injunction

      A federal district court issues a modified preliminary injunction ordering the government to submit a population reduction plan by October 5, 2020. This followed a Ninth Circuit opinion (http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/10/13/20-55436.pdf) that followed an urgent order, responding to virus spread, one week after oral argument on September 15, 2020.

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    • October 15, 2020

      Roman v. Wolf - Population Reduction Order

      The government failed to submit a population reduction plan to the district court on October 5 as ordered. The court issued an order requiring the government to reduce the Adelanto population to 475 starting on October 19, 2020.

      **Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**

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    • January 11, 2021

      Roman v. Wolf - Amended Population Reduction Order

      On January 11, 2021, Judge Hatter amended the population reduction order in Roman v. Wolf and provided a revised list for determining which detained individuals should be released in order to reduce the population of the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to no more than 475 individuals.

      **Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**

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Current Status

Not in effect

Original Trump Policy Status

Trump Administration Actions: Change in Practice Data and Reports
Subject Matter: Detention
Agencies Affected: ICE

Pre Trump-Era Policies

Commentary

  • Letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Nakamoto Group (Nov. 11, 2018)

    Follow-up letter from Senator Warren to ICE's inspections contractor, the Nakamoto Group.

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  • Nakamoto contracts with DHS

    History of contracting with Nakamoto Group for detention inspections.

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  • 2024.09.26 Rep. Chu letter to DHS and DOJ

    In a letter to DHS and DOJ, Congresswoman Judy Chu and 20 other Democratic representatives called for a halt to government efforts in court to lift the intake prohibition at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, and immediate permanent closure of the facility.

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