Monthly Archives: January 2020

ACLU Seeks DHS Inspector General Review of Treatment of Pregnant People in CBP Custody

Posted on January 22 2020 by Cheryl Phelps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 22, 2020 CONTACT: Edward Sifuentes, ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties, 619-501-3408, esifuentes@aclusandiego.org SAN DIEGO – Today, the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) and ACLU Border Rights Center filed an…

ACLU: San Diego Police and Sheriff’s Department data shows disparities in police practices among communities of color, people with disabilities

Posted on January 21 2020 by Cheryl Phelps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2019 Contact: Edward Sifuentes, ACLUF of San Diego & Imperial Counties, 619-501-3408, esifuentes@aclusandiego.org SAN DIEGO — Yesterday, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU-SDIC) released a commissioned report analyzing records from the San…

Strengthen Reproductive Care for People in Jails (AB 732)

Posted on January 16 2020 by Stina Va

California law and the U.S. Constitution require jails to provide health care for incarcerated persons, which includes reproductive health care. But across the state, we’re seeing that accessing adequate reproductive and pregnancy care in jails is often a frightening and…

Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in MPP Suit, Rules Asylum Seekers Forced Into MPP Must Have Access to Lawyers for ‘Fear of Return to Mexico’ Interviews

Posted on January 15 2020 by Cheryl Phelps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 15, 2020 CONTACT: Edward Sifuentes ACLUF of San Diego & Imperial Counties 619-501-3408 esifuentes@aclusandiego.org SAN DIEGO – U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw on Tuesday granted the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties’ (ACLUF-SDIC)…