On April 20, 2020, a federal district court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take a number of important steps to protect medically vulnerable people in its custody from COVID-19.
Under the order – in our case Fraihat v. ICE – ICE must also conduct custody re-determinations for all class members.
Below is information explaining the consequences of the court’s order, who it applies to, and also some helpful aspects of the decision that may be useful in your advocacy.
Although ICE is affirmatively required to conduct custody re-determinations, we think it may be helpful if class members file such requests themselves. Here is a sample document to request such a custody re-determination by ICE. If you submit such a request, please also email us at [email protected] to help us ensure that ICE is following the court’s order.
We will update this page with additional information as we receive it.
Key quotes from the judge’s decision
Court filings
Pro se materials
- Fraihat Custody Redetermination Request – Sponsor Template
- Fraihat Custody Redetermination Request – Pro Se Template
- Instructions Pro Se Sponsor Forms
(Proposed) Notice of court order requiring custody re-determinations of individuals with risk factors for COVID-19
- (Proposed) Notice of court order requiring custody re-determinations of individuals with risk factors for COVID-19 (English)
- Ttqanil tib’aj kawb’il in tqanin tiqu’n nchi kub’ jpuna xjal aqe’ jaku’ tzok tx’u’j yab’il COVID-19 kyi’j (Mam)
- إشعار بأمر صادر من محكمة يفرض إعادة تحديد مصير الأفراد قيد الاحتجاز الذين يعانون من
(COVID-19)عوامل الاختطار بشأن مرض فيروس كورونا المستجد(Arabic)
- Notificación de la orden judicial que exige que se revean las detenciones de individuos con factores de riesgo para COVID-19 (Spanish)
- Notification de l’ordonnance du tribunal exigeant une révision de la décision en matière de garde concernant les personnes physiques présentant des facteurs de risque les rendant vulnérables à la COVID-19(French)
- Avi sou lòd tribinal kap egzije pou yo pran lòt desizyon sou detansyon moun ki gen faktè risk pou COVID-19 (Haitian Creole)
- न्यायालय के आदेश की नोटिस जिसके अंतर्गत COVID-19 के जोखिम कारकों वाले व्यक्तियों की अभिरक्षा (कस्टडी) को पुनर्निधारित करने की जरूरत है(Hindi)
- 对有COVID-19风险因素者进行羁押复核的法院命令通知(Chinese Simplified)
- 對有COVID-19風險因素者進行羈押復核的法院命令通知(Chinese Traditional)