In today’s Daily Journal, Sandra Hernandez reports on the unlawful detention of mentally ill immigrants in a network of psychiatric hospitals in Southern California. Read the full article below:
County Health Officials Say ICE Instructed Psychiatric Hospitals To Break State Law
By Sandra Hernandez, Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal immigration officials have held mentally ill immigrant detainees in a little known network of private psychiatric hospitals in Southern California beyond the reach of their families and lawyers in apparent violation of state law, the Daily Journal has learned.
At least two of those detained were permanent residents of the U.S. The men, who were facing deportation charges after serving time for convictions, allege they were taken by federal authorities to hospitals for psychiatric care, and not allowed to make phone calls or contact anyone about their whereabouts.
The practice violates California law, which requires private
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