The court described some of ICE’s conduct as “unacceptable” and highlighted serious shortcomings in the treatment and conditions faced by trans people in immigration detention.
On September 24, a federal court in Washington issued a ruling in the case Transgender Law Center v. ICE, concerning records about the treatment of transgender people in immigration detention. In its ruling, the court strongly criticised the conduct of ICE and described some of its actions as “unacceptable.”
The court also pointed to deficiencies that it described as “flagrant” regarding the treatment and conditions experienced by transgender people in detention. The ruling focuses on the actions of immigration authorities and on the conditions documented in detention facilities.
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