Del Cid Quijada V. Wolf
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Ang Kaso
Noong umaga ng Abril 17, 2020, isa sa aming mga kliyente na nakakulong sa Otay Mesa Detention Center ay nagpositibo sa COVID-19. Mabilis na lumala ang kanyang mga sintomas, kasama ang lagnat na mahigit 100 degrees, hirap sa paghinga, panginginig, panginginig, at pananakit ng katawan.
Ikinukulong ng Otay Detention Center ang aming kliyente sa isang selda na may kakulangan sa ilaw at dahil matigas ang kama, imposibleng makatulog siya nang maayos. Bagama't mahigit 170,000 katao na ang napatay ng COVID-19 noong panahong iyon, mga pain killer lamang ang ginamit sa paggamot sa kanya.
Our client’s treatment is not surprising, and neither is the fact that he became infected in the first place. Between March 15, 2020 and April 21, 2020, 29 people detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center had tested positive for COVID-19, the highest number of cases among ICE prisons nationwide at that time.
Our client’s illness was a direct consequence of ICE's utter disregard for the wellbeing of people in detention. That is why ImmDef's legal team client fought for his immediate release so that he could have a fighting chance to survive COVID-19.
CASE BACKGROUND
COVID-19 is ravaging the nation’s jails and immigration detention facilities. At the time of our filing, at least 253 people in ICE detention were positive for COVID-19, and ICE was not reporting cases of infections among its contractor's employees. Many detained people are at particular peril because they suffer from multiple aliments that elevate their risk of contracting a severe COVID-19 infection.
The CDC has warned that people with these conditions should stay at home and away from other people as much as possible. It is impossible for people in immigration detention to follow these guidelines while in ICE custody where they continue to be grouped in pods of 80-100 people each, and into cells of 5-8 people each. ICE is aware of all of these conditions yet refuses to release it medically vulnerable population on medically necessary humanitarian parole. ImmDef is demanded their immediate. release.
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April 19, 2020: ImmDef Files Habeas Petition on Behalf of 4 clients.
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Habeas Petition
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TRO Application