Buffalo Federal Detention Center

30 detainees test positive for coronavirus at ICE detention center in Batavia

Thirty detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, the center’s second COVID-19 outbreak...
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Mon, 02/22/2021 - 1:01pm
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NYCLU reaches settlement with ICE over COVID-19 protections at Batavia detention center

The New York Civil Liberties Union has reached a settlement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement over coronavirus protections for detainees being...
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Tue, 08/04/2020 - 1:52pm
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ICE nixes donation of hygiene supplies to Batavia detainees

A Rochester-based organization wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Batavia to allow a donation of hygiene supplies in order to...
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Fri, 05/22/2020 - 1:27pm
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NYCLU files class-action lawsuit against ICE officials at Batavia detention center

The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at the Buffalo Federal Detention...
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Mon, 05/18/2020 - 1:03pm
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COVID-19 cases triple among detainees at Batavia detention center

For the second week in a row, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among detainees at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia has more than...
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Tue, 04/21/2020 - 12:27pm
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COVID-19 cases nearly tripled in a week among detainees at Batavia detention center

Eleven detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus at an immigration detention center in Batavia as of Wednesday. The number of confirmed cases...
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Thu, 04/16/2020 - 1:46am
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Upheaval at Batavia Immigration Court over COVID-19 protocols reflects national call to close courts

Siana McClean is an immigration attorney and the regional American Immigration Lawyers Association representative. She works with detainees at the...
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Thu, 03/26/2020 - 5:14am
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Advocates call for ICE detainees' release at Batavia amid threat of possible COVID-19 outbreak

Advocates and immigration lawyers are calling for the release of detainees at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia amid concerns of a...
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Mon, 03/23/2020 - 6:27am
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