According to Courthouse News Service: “Calling the Imperial Regional Detention Facility ‘a lone bright spot for Imperial County,’ a federal judge Wednesday declined the American Civil Liberty Union’s request to order the release of at-risk immigration detainees in the facility, which despite being in the center of California’s coronavirus hotspot, has only had two detainees test positive for Covid-19.”  Read the full Article here (Permission has been given by Courthouse News Service to include this article here).

HFM Partner John Rice represented Management & Training Corporation and Warden Sixto Marrero. They filed an opposition to the ACLU’s case and Mr. Rice argued the motion in a hearing before US District Judge Dana Sabraw.