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(5/5) “The conditions [were] horrible… I didn’t wash myself for seven days,” Kostak said. “It was like [a] nightmare. I think I’m asleep and see the worst nightmare of my life... [when will] I wake up? I lost three months of my life. I don’t want to lose my life again."

(4/5) Larysa has since been released. But the government is now appealing the bond order. Larysa's case is a clear example of how constitutional rights are being trampled by an administration bent on expanding mandatory detention.

(3/5) Larysa fled political persecution in Ukraine and has lived in the US for nearly two decades. But even after a federal judge found that she posed no danger or flight risk and ordered her release, the government refused to comply.

(2/5) This past June, Larysa attended what should have been a routine court hearing for her asylum case. Instead, ICE seized her w/out warning, transporting her 1,000+ miles away from her home and family in New York to a remote ICE jail in Louisiana. https://t.co/hvDcKO2wMM

(1/5) After months of unlawful detention following a federal court order granting her release, Larysa Kostak, a 50-year-old Ukrainian asylum seeker and longtime Brooklyn resident, is finally free. https://t.co/1YNsnkBrCG

(5/5) That's why earlier this month, we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to uncover why NLEAD was shut down. The request is currently pending. More information ⬇️. https://t.co/QUdfyzAIIU

(4/5) “Dismantling the NLEAD enables problematic officers to jump from job to job, creating a culture of impunity and a greater risk of law enforcement overreach and abuse," said Delia Addo-Yobo, our U.S. Senior Staff Attorney.

(3/5) The rush to hire unvetted people comes after Pres. Trump signed an executive order dismantling the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) in February 2025. NLEAD was designed to provide a national system to verify whether applicants for law enforcement

(2/5) “There is absolutely concern that some people are slipping through the cracks,” a current official from the Department of Homeland Security said. “What about the ones who don’t admit it?” the official said.

(1/5) In its rush to hire new agents, ICE has hired 200+ recruits that later had to be dismissed for failing basic requirements & posing safety risks, including one recruit charged w/ strong-arm robbery & battery stemming from a domestic violence incident. https://t.co/vsTj32gexW

(3/3) Those who appeared in court today include 10 former Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers and 3 former Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) officers who have been charged with crimes against humanity related to disappearances at clandestine detention sites.

(2/3) We welcome this landmark moment in pursuing an end to impunity and justice for victims, and we call on the Interim Government to ensure fair trials that fully adhere to international standards and place a moratorium on the death penalty. We echo human rights groups,

(1/3) In a major step towards accountability, #Bangladesh has produced 15 military officers before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), a civilian court, to face charges including enforced disappearances and torture as crimes against humanity. https://t.co/Qo8QV5hPdQ

#Ecuador 🇪🇨: We're concerned over reports of excessive force, militarization, and the freezing of Indigenous and environmental groups’ accounts in response to protests over the elimination of fuel subsidies. Freedom of assembly and civic space must be protected.

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(1/3) Deplorable. ICE is detaining pregnant people, even after they inform the officers of their pregnancy, in violation of agency guidance and federal regulations.

(2/3) One woman delivered a stillborn baby, alone, in the bathroom of her housing unit, after staff ignored her pleas for help. Another suffered a dangerous infection after a miscarriage due to ICE’s medical neglect. And the list goes on.

(3/3) We wrote a letter to ICE leadership detailing this horrific abuse and urging them to comply with federal regulations and ICE’s own policies. Help spread the word and read our letter ⬇️. https://t.co/qaKAkvfK69

(2/2) @ACLU, @ACLUofLouisiana, @NIPNLG, Sanctuary of the South (SOS), Sanctuary Now Abolition Project (SNAP), and RFKHR are now urging ICE to: ✅ Identify and release all pregnant, postpartum, and nursing individuals in its custody. ✅ Comply with its own directive prohibiting

(1/2) BREAKING: More than a dozen pregnant people detained in Louisiana and Georgia describe being shackled by ICE, placed in solitary confinement, and denied adequate medical care, in violation of agency guidance and federal regulations.