The ACLU firmly believes that you should never let a serious crises go to waste. The Soros backed group sued ICE in an effort to force them to free nine people in detention because of coronavirus. The ACLU argued that should coronavirus were to find it’s way into the detention center in Tacoma, Washington, it would likely spread like wildfire.
That is a fake argument simply because no prisoner in the detention camps has come down with coronavirus, however the general population of the state is rife with it. Freeing them would put them in more danger at this time than keeping them in the detention camp. U.S. District Judge James L. Robart, who serves in the District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled against the ACLU.
Robart said:
“There is no evidence that anyone at [the Tacoma Northwestern Detention Center] has COVID-19, and plaintiffs do not address the measures defendants are taking to prevent such a spread from occurring.”
“Finally, even if Plaintiffs could show a Fifth Amendment violation, Plaintiffs provide no authority under which such a violation would justify immediate release, as opposed to injunctive relief that would leave Plaintiffs detained while ameriolating any alleged violative conditions within the facility.”
He continued: “Thus, the court concludes that Plaintiffs fail to meet their burden of clearly showing that they are likely to succeed on the merits of their claims.”
The decision is a major blow to the ACLU, the ACLU of Washington, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, three groups that filed their suit Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the plaintiffs vowed to continue fighting their case.
The lawsuit battle comes after ICE announce it would scale back its operations amid the coronavirus outbreak, placing more focus on aliens that pose more of a “public safety threat.”
As of Friday morning, no aliens in ICE detention have tested positive for the coronavirus, but progressive and immigrant-rights groups argue the agency is not prepared should an outbreak in their facilities occur.