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immigration1 month ago•4 min saved

SF Photographer in Detention After ICE Arrest at SFO Highlights Airport Removals

Iryna Gorb, a 38-year-old Ukrainian immigrant who has lived in San Francisco for 16 years and works as a head barista at Better Half Coffee and as a professional photographer, was detained by plainclothes ICE agents at San Francisco International Airport after arriving from Portland. Authorities say she overstayed a visa that expired in 2011 and has been moved to the California City Detention Facility in Kern County pending removal proceedings. Video of the arrest circulated online, prompting commentary from friends and immigration advocates about the growing use of airport detentions; Gorb is expected to meet an attorney soon and supporters hope for release on bond.

via KQED|

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justice1 month ago•26 min saved

DHS buys two California ICE detention centers from CoreCivic for $1.5B

CoreCivic sold the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County and the California City Detention Facility in Kern County to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $1.5 billion, with CoreCivic continuing to operate under existing ICE contracts; the sale closed July 2 and is expected to yield about $1.1 billion in net proceeds after taxes, which could go toward debt reduction or stock buybacks. The deal advances a DHS plan to expand detention capacity outside of private-prison contractors, while local health-inspection disputes and lawsuits over permits continue at the facilities.

via CalMatters|

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