"At a hearing Wednesday morning, U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney gave the government until 4 p.m. on Monday to resolve the issue or file an opposition, according to Tess Borden, a lawyer with the Prison Law Office, which brought the class action lawsuit, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice and Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP. The judge set a hearing, if needed, for next Tuesday in San Francisco."
"Two detainees at California City ICE facility face imminent death without emergency medical intervention, according to attorneys' emergency motion to federal court. One man with a serious heart condition hasn't seen a cardiologist; another waits months for prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, they say. The class action lawsuit alleges the CoreCivic-run facility fails to provide prescribed medications, surgeries and specialist care despite detainees' critical health needs."
Two detainees at California City Detention Facility are experiencing acute, untreated medical problems that lawyers say could lead to imminent death for one of them. The plaintiffs, Yuri Alexander Roque Campos and Fernando Viera Reyes, reportedly lack access to cardiology care and timely cancer diagnosis and treatment. The class action alleges the CoreCivic-run center fails to provide prescribed medications, surgeries, and specialist consultations. Lawyers filed a temporary restraining order seeking immediate lifesaving care and asked a federal judge to compel ICE to act. The court set deadlines and a potential hearing while civil-rights groups and law firms represent the class.
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