Gayle et al v. Field Office Director Miami Field Office et al

  1. August 09, 2021

    ICE, Fla. Detainees Move Toward Settlement In COVID-19 Suit

    Migrants who sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over inadequate COVID-19 protocols have asked a Florida federal judge to approve a settlement agreement with key measures to better protect individuals in ICE detention centers, including "unlimited soap" and vaccines.

  2. July 06, 2021

    ICE Promises Soap, Shots In Fla. COVID-19 Detainee Deal

    A Florida federal court unsealed a proposed settlement between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and migrants linked to three ICE detention centers Tuesday, revealing commitments including "unlimited soap," COVID-19 vaccines and continued social distancing measures.

  3. April 13, 2021

    ICE, Fla. Detainees Reach Deal In COVID-19 Response Suit

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a group of detainees told a Florida federal court Tuesday that they have reached a deal to end the detainees' class action over the agency's response to COVID-19 at three Florida facilities.

  4. April 08, 2021

    Let Detainees Depose ICE Over Vaccines, Judge Recommends

    A group of detainees suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over its response to COVID-19 in detention centers should be allowed to depose the agency about any vaccination plan it has rolled out, a Florida federal magistrate said.

  5. March 26, 2021

    Fla. Court Orders ICE To Release Social Distancing Data

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday backed a special master's call to further review U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's social distancing measures at three detention centers and ordered the agency to brief the court on how it has cohorted detainees and enforced social distancing.

  6. March 24, 2021

    Judge Calls ICE's Bid To Drop Injunction 'Revisionist History'

    A Miami federal judge on Wednesday rejected the government's attempt to dissolve a previously imposed injunction that has been forcing immigration officials in South Florida to comply with federal COVID-19 guidance at three detention facilities.

  7. March 01, 2021

    ICE Rejects Report Faulting Social Distancing At Fla. Facilities

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked a federal judge to reject a recommendation that the court further scrutinize the agency's social distancing measures in South Florida detention facilities, arguing that the agency has been compliant with distancing and that conditions have improved.

  8. February 26, 2021

    ICE Can't Keep Transferred Detainee Out Of Fla. Class Action

    A Florida federal judge ruled Friday that a Mexican citizen can join a class action challenging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee conditions at three South Florida facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the agency cannot escape jurisdiction by transferring him to a facility across the country.

  9. February 03, 2021

    Fla. Detainees Say Lack Of Vaccine Plan Exposes ICE Failings

    Migrants detained in Florida have urged a federal judge to allow them to pursue allegations that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement left them vulnerable to COVID-19, saying their dim prospect of vaccination was "glaring evidence" that the agency was indifferent to their health.

  10. January 05, 2021

    ICE Says It Protected Fla. Detainees In Bid To End Virus Suit

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hit back at claims that it left detainees vulnerable to the coronavirus in three detention centers, telling a Florida federal judge on Monday that it took steps to slow the virus' spread.