ImmDef In The News

LOS ANGELES, CA - Kyon Shakeel Swaso, a leading organizer of the ongoing hunger strike at Adelanto ICE prison, has been deported to Belize after a series of unlawful transfers to various detention facilities in Texas and Louisiana. The hunger strike began in response to the California Department of Justice report on the conditions of California detention centers. His deportation comes just 11 days after he publicly raised concerns about conditions within the facility.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/10/2026 Contact: media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615 Tamara@ic4ij.org; (562) 212-2664 Leading voice in hunger strike at Adelanto ICE prison transferred out of state, will be deported LOS ANGELES, CA - Detained hunger strike participant, Kyon Shakeel Swaso, a Belizean national, has been transferred without notice - in clear violation of the California Central District Court’s General Orders - from Adelanto ICE prison to Camp East Montana in El Pas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/03/2026 Contact: media@immdef.org, 213-634-7615 Tamara@ic4ij.org; (562) 212-2664 Hunger Strikers at Adelanto ICE Prison Speak Out on Retaliation, Medical Neglect, and Inhumane Conditions Four individuals participating in the hunger strike speak publicly for the first time since the start of the strike, alleging retaliation for participating LOS ANGELES, CA - At least 20 people detained within the Desert View Annex section of the Adelanto

Andry Hernández Romero, the gay makeup artist wrongfully disappeared to El Salvador’s CECOT prison by the Trump administration under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), has fled Venezuela to seek safety and formally request asylum in Spain.

On Friday, March 27th, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, hosted a hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump’s Attack on Our Children.