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Original Date Announced
September 27, 2018DHS 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 AlertEffective Date
September 27, 2018Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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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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Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual In LitigationTrump Administration Actions: Change in Practice Data and ReportsSubject Matter: DetentionAgencies Affected: ICEPre Trump-Era Policies
- December 1, 2016 2011 ICE Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS 2011)
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December 1, 2016
In 2016, ICE revised a number of the detention standards to ensure consistency with federal legal and regulatory requirements as well as prior ICE policies and policy statements.
Summary of Revisions to the ICE Performance-Based National Detention Standards, December 2016
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.
Go to article on warren.senate.govNakamoto contracts with DHS
History of contracting with Nakamoto Group for detention inspections.
Go to article on usaspending.gov