UPDATE – July 31, 2018: A federal judge at the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon has ordered that immigration attorneys can continue to provide counsel for 80 immigrant detainees currently represented in the Sheridan, Oregon detention center. Stoll Berne attorneys Keith Ketterling and Nadia Dahab are currently working as pro bono counsel with the Innovation Law Lab and the ACLU of Oregon to give detained Oregon immigrants access to lawyers.
June 25, 2018: A federal judge at the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon has ordered that immigration attorneys be allowed access to the 121 immigrant detainees at the Sheridan, Oregon detention center.
June 22, 2018: Stoll Berne attorneys Keith Ketterling and Nadia Dahab are currently working as pro bono counsel with the Innovation Law Lab and the ACLU of Oregon on an emergency lawsuit to give detained Oregon immigrants access to lawyers.
To read the full ACLU of Oregon press release, click here: ACLU Files Emergency Lawsuit to Give Detained Immigrants in Oregon Access to Lawyers.
RECENT NEWS:
July 30, 2018, Oregonlive.com: Federal judge grants lawyers more time to meet with Sheridan immigration detainees
July 30, 2018, OPB: Oregon Prison Must Continue Allowing Access to ICE Detainees, Judge Rules
July 2, 2018, KUOW: Immigration Attorneys Say Access to Detainees Still a Problem
July 2, 2018, FM NEWS 101 KXL: ALCU Reports on Access to Illegal Detainees at Sheridan Federal Prison
June 26, 2018, The Chronicle: Emergency order granted in federal lawsuit about immigrant detainees
June 25, 2018, Jefferson Public Radio: Fight Over Access to ICE Detainees Goes Before Federal Judge
June 25, 2018, Oregonlive.com: Government ordered to allow Sheridan migrants to meet with attorneys
June 25, 2018, ACLU Oregon Twitter: Video News Conference
June 25, 2018, KATU: Judge issues temporary order, allows attorneys to access detainees at Sheridan prison
June 25, 2018, OPB: Feds Must Allow Lawyers Access to Immigration Detainees in Oregon, Judge Rules
June 25, 2018, KOIN: ACLU wins temp. lawsuit for detained immigrants
June 22, 2018, ACLU Oregon Twitter: Video News Conference
June 22, 2018, Oregonlive.com: ACLU of Oregon files lawsuit over Sheridan immigrant detainees’ access to lawyers
June 22, 2018, Willamette Week: ACLU of Oregon Sues to Force ICE to Let Immigrant Men Access Lawyers at Oregon Prison
June 22, 2018, OPB: ACLU Sues Trump Administration Over Access to ICE Detainees in Oregon
June 22, 2018, The Portland Mercury: BREAKING: ACLU Sues Feds to Let Lawyers Contact Immigrants in Sheridan Prison
June 22, 2018, The News Tribune: Lawsuit seeks lawyer access to immigrants in prison