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Around the U.S.
Geo Group asked ICE to make changes to federal standards governing detention centers, source says:
The country’s top detention contractor asked for certain lines to be removed regarding the treatment of detainees, allegedly to support its legal defense. ICE’s new standards, published Monday, appear to reflect some of those changes. —The Washington Post [Paywall], 📄ICE.gov
Fifteen Minnesotans charged with conspiracy tied to anti-ICE protests during immigration crackdown:
Federal prosecutors allege that the individuals sought to impede federal immigration agents following an investigation into “Minneapolis-based antifa groups.” —MPR News
Lead organizer of Adelanto detention center hunger strike deported to Belize:
Kyon Shakeel Swaso met with several lawmakers just days before he was deported, his lawyers say, as the strike over facility conditions approaches the one-month mark. —CALÓ News
[Content Warning] Woman’s death from hypothermia after release from ICE custody ruled a homicide:
Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel, who was 31, died days after ICE released her in Philadelphia’s South Side, where she spent at least 24 hours on a bus shelter bench in freezing temperatures. —Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Pittsburgh’s Public Source
New York
House Democrats to hold forum in Newark on Delaney Hall today:
The forum, which will include appearances from Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a number of immigrant advocates and an anti-ICE protester, is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. ET and will be livestreamed. —Gothamist, Livestream
NYC’s low-income immigrant neighborhoods experience higher rates of traffic crashes, report finds:
The data from the Center for an Urban Future contradicts the findings of a Department of Transportation released last year, according to an agency spokesperson. —amNY, Report
Masked immigration agent fires gun after hit by car in New Jersey, police say:
A witness says that the agent approached a man in a van and told him to roll down the window before the driver took off. The shot reportedly did not hit anyone, but may have struck the car as it departed. —AP
Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court to decide on whether migrants detained for extended time must be granted bond hearings:
The case arises from two green card holders, both convicted of aggravated felonies, once of whom was held months in one instance, and two years in another, while their removal cases were pending. —CNN
Democratic lawmakers send letter to DHS secretary opposing new ICE jail in Michigan:
ICE claims that the site will have undergone due diligence and community impact studies, but five U.S. reps from Michigans have raised concerns as to whether that analysis actually did take place. —Michigan Advance, 📄Letter
