Martin Vargas v. United States of America et al

  1. August 14, 2024

    ICE Faces Trimmed Suit Over Detainee's COVID-19 Death

    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.

  2. February 22, 2024

    ICE's Immunity Bars Bulk Of Virus Death Suit, For Now

    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.

  3. July 24, 2023

    ICE Can't Pass Off Responsibility Of Man's Death, Son Says

    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.

  4. June 30, 2023

    Feds Deny Liability For ICE Detainee's COVID-19 Death

    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.

  5. March 09, 2023

    Family Sues Over ICE Detainee's COVID-19 Death

    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.