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What Children in Detention Can Teach Us about Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Every Thursday morning, I sit down to my computer and log on to Zoom calls with minors at ORR detention facilities in Maryland. I normally start the meetings with a simple question, “How are you doing right now?”

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FEDERAL COURT RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST PROVIDE FAIR HEARINGS FOR IMMIGRANTS IN MARYLAND

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MAY 29, 2020

BALTIMORE — A federal court has ruled the Trump administration must provide fair hearings for people in immigration detention and requires the government to justify detention at a bond hearing. The ruling also requires immigration judges to consider people’s financial circumstances when setting bond amounts and forms of release.

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COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF DETAINED INDIVIDUALS FROM MARYLAND IMMIGRATION FACILITIES

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All three petitioners in lawsuit from The National Immigration Project, CAIR Coalition, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Maryland have now been released due to their high risk of serious illness or death because of COVID-19

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COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF DETAINED INDIVIDUAL IN HOWARD COUNTY, MD. AFTER POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE REPORTED AT THE DETENTION FACILITY

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The National Immigration Project, CAIR Coalition, the ACLU, and the ACLU of Maryland asked court for emergency decision to release individuals most susceptible to serious illness or death due to disease

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IMMIGRATION GROUPS ASK COURT TO MAKE EMERGENCY DECISION TO RELEASE INDIVIDUALS DETAINED IN VIRGINIA WHO ARE MOST AT RISK OF COVID-19

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CAIR Coalition, the National Immigration Project, and the Legal Aid Justice Center cite evidence of facilities holding individuals showing symptoms of COVID-19 in two Virginia facilities

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IMMIGRATION GROUPS SUING ICE DEMANDING IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED IN VIRGINIA WHO ARE MOST AT RISK OF COVID-19

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CAIR Coalition, the National Immigration Project, and the Legal Aid Justice Center represent detained persons at high risk of serious illness or death while in detention during global pandemic

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