TRO seeking release was granted to two individuals in immigrant detention. The individuals had health problems including arthritis and fractured bones that are not CDC risk categories. Regardless, the court held that the government may not place civil detainees in dangerous situations, especially situations of the government's making, and that the conditions of detention likely create a substantial risk of harm. In Adelanto, individuals are "not kept at least 6 feet apart from others at all times" and "[t]hey have been put into a situation where they are forced to touch surfaces touched by other detainees, such as with common sinks, toilets and showers." Similarly, the rotation of guards and staff onto the facility continued, despite risk of asymptomatic spread.
Castillo v. Barr, No, 5:20-cv-00605-TJH, 2020 WL 1502864 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 27, 2020).
DETAILS
Decision
Date
3/27/2020
Practice Area
Immigration
Relief Requested
Release, Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
California
Type of Case
Group
Case Characteristics
Immigrant Detention, Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Release Granted
Yes
Compassionate Release Case
No
Case Tracking Number
20-cv-00605-TJH
MORE CASE INFORMATION
Court Name
C.D. Cal.
Decision
Motion Granted
Place of Incarceration
Immigrant Detention
Name of Facility
Adelanto Correctional Facility
Legal Authority
Substantive Due Process - Deliberate Indifference (both 14th and 5th Amendments), Substantive Due Process - Punitive Detention (both 14th and 5th Amendments)
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