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Judge Blocks “Public Charge” Immigration Rules Amid Pandemic

LAS and co-counsel win two nationwide injunctions halting the Trump administration’s policy targeting vulnerable immigrants, Washington Post reports.

LAS Demands Release of ICE Detainees Over Broken Air Conditioning System

Clients enduring oppressive and dangerous conditions of heat and lack of ventilation, reports NJ.com.

LAS Attorneys Back in Court to Stop “Public Charge” Rule Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

A District Judge highlighted how the legal landscape has changed during the pandemic as he pushed the government to explain why he shouldn't issue a new injunction, according to Law360.

LAS Fights to Uphold Rights of Detained Immigrants Facing Removal Proceedings

A federal prosecutor is seeking to invalidate a 2019 ruling shifting the burden of justifying detention to the government at bond hearings, Law360 reports.

Op-Ed: ICE Detention Facilities Have Failed to Protect People From COVID-19

The organizations that comprise the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project penned a joint op-ed in City Limits condemning the many documented failures of Immigration Customs & Enforcement.

LAS and NYAG File Motion to Suspend “Public Charge” Rule Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Groups are pressing a U.S. District Judge to halt the Trump Administration's immigration wealth test during the public health crisis, according to Law360.

LAS Urges Immigrants to Fight Illegal Removals During Eviction Moratorium

Immigrant rights advocates report a spate of illegal evictions during the pandemic, NY1 Noticias reports.

Immigrants Rights Defenders Call for Release of Detainees During COVID-19 Outbreak

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus demanded that the federal government release low-risk immigrants from ICE jails, reports El Diario.

NYC Immigration Court Transfers Cases to Be Heard Remotely in Texas

The relocation of hearings comes amid the COVID-19 lockdown in place in New York City, reports Documented NY.

ICE Operations in NYC Aided the Spread of Coronavirus

The agency continued detaining undocumented immigrants even as the threat of coronavirus infection spread across New York City, The Intercept reports.