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Immigration

Nov. 14, 2025

Keker sues ICE over alleged treatment at California City facility

Keker, Van Nest & Peters filed a pro bono class action alleging unconstitutional, inhumane conditions at ICE's California City Detention Facility, claiming failures in medical care, basic needs and attorney access.

Keker sues ICE over alleged treatment at California City facility
Steven Ragland, partner and associate general counsel at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP filed a pro bono putative class action against Immigration, Customs and Enforcement, alleging inhumane conditions and difficult attorney access at California's largest immigration detention center.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday -- which also includes ICE directors and the Department of Homeland Security as defendants -- describes "dire" conditions at the California City Detention Facility, a previously shuttered state prison in the Moja...

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