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Latinx Workers Reach Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement in Immigration Raid Case
Class Actions, Immigrant Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington Class Actions, Immigrant Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington

Latinx Workers Reach Groundbreaking Class Action Settlement in Immigration Raid Case

In April 2018, an immigration raid at the Southeastern Provision meatpacking plant in the small town of Bean Station, Tennessee upended a community. Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) descended on the plant alongside Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and local police officers. Armed with long guns and raid gear, agents detained around 100 Latinx workers, transported them to a National Guard armory, and placed most in deportation proceedings.

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Eastern District of New York Grants Class Certification to Incarcerated People Who Faced Inhumane Conditions
Class Action Cert, Prisoners' Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington Class Action Cert, Prisoners' Rights Teddy Basham-Witherington

Eastern District of New York Grants Class Certification to Incarcerated People Who Faced Inhumane Conditions

Plaintiffs also alleged that MDC staff failed to provide them adequate food and clothing and deprived them of access to hot water for cleaning, bathing, and laundry. Plaintiffs were forced to wash themselves in their cell sinks with cold water or forego washing for fear of getting sick. One resident suffering from ulcerative colitis had bloody bedding that had not been changed because of the lack of laundry services. Other incarcerated people with chronic medical conditions did not receive their medication and were unable to receive medical treatment. Class members also reported not being able to use their CPAP machines, not having access to mental health staff, and even enduring dirty bandages that had not been changed in weeks.

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