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Martin Vargas v. United States of America et al
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August 14, 2024
A California federal court on Tuesday again allowed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to trim a lawsuit alleging it failed to protect a man who died in detention but kept claims alleging ICE failed to oversee its facilities or protect the man from COVID-19.
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February 22, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has for now dodged most of a lawsuit over the death of a man who contracted COVID-19 in detention, after a California federal court ruled that sovereign immunity barred most of the case.
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July 24, 2023
The son of a man who died of COVID-19 in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody chided the government's attempt to push responsibility onto the GEO Group and a health care company, saying the government retained responsibilities over the contracted companies.
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June 30, 2023
The United States has urged a California federal judge to toss claims that it is liable for a man's COVID-19-related death in an immigration detention center, arguing the suit should proceed against private companies the government had contracted to perform the facility's health care services.
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March 09, 2023
The family of an immigrant detainee who died of COVID-19 has sued the U.S. government and the contractors running the Adelanto Detention Center in California, accusing them of failing to protect a man known to have serious medical conditions.