News Report | October 8, 2020
Judge Denies Class Status For ICE Detainees Concerned About COVID-19 Infection
On September 24, 2020, a federal district court judge denied class action status to a lawsuit filed by people in custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) who sought release to avoid infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The detainees are held in three county correctional facilities in central Pennsylvania: Clinton County Correctional Facility (CCCF), Pike County Correctional Facility (PCCF), and York County Prison (YCP). The petitioners alleged that they have health conditions putting them at high risk for more severe COVID-19 complications.
Class-action status was denied because the petitioners’ claims were not . . .