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The records are in a report to be published Tuesday that the ACLU says describes practices employed by CDCR in cooperation with ICE and provides examples of alleged actions by department staff that are discriminatory, including against immigrants.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation staff routinely report people in their custody to ICE, according to public records obtained by the ACLU and released in a new report.
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Alameda County also says that inmates reported to U.S. immigration are denied access to rehabilitative programs
A lawsuit filed in state court alleges California's corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be "foreign-born" to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens and lawful residents, with some improperly detained by the government for weeks after their sentences, said a lawsuit filed in state court Thursday.