Fraihat v. US ICE (9th Circuit, October 20, 2021)

  • Organization: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Date Created: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
  • Attachment(s): LINK

The panel reversed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction in a class action in which plaintiffs contended that as to all immigration detention facilities nationwide, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic reflected “deliberate indifference” to medical needs and “reckless disregard” of known health risks; and remanded with instructions that all orders premised on the preliminary injunction be vacated.

Topics:
  • Immigration Policy
  • Detention