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Congresswoman Luz Rivas Introduces INFORM Act to Require ICE to Notify Detainee Families of Transfers

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Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) has introduced the Immigration Notification for Facility Oversight and Relocation Management (INFORM) Act, a bill that aims to provide transparency to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and fight for the rights and dignity of detainees. The bill was introduced after the case of Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, a Reseda High School senior, who was transferred from the Adelanto Detention Facility to a holding facility in Arizona without notification to his family. Congresswoman Rivas stated that Benjamin's family deserves to know when he is transferred and why ICE would move a high school student to the middle of a desert in Arizona. The INFORM Act respects the dignity of immigrant families and promotes government transparency.

Key Takeaways:

  • The INFORM Act requires ICE to notify detainees' immediate family when transferred between detention facilities, aiming to provide transparency and respect the dignity of immigrant families.
  • The bill was introduced after the case of Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, a Reseda High School senior, who was transferred from the Adelanto Detention Facility to a holding facility in Arizona without notification to his family.
  • Congresswoman Rivas has testified at various detention facilities, demanding answers from ICE leadership on their decision-making processes that have torn apart families across the country.
  • The INFORM Act promotes government transparency and accountability, ensuring that families know the whereabouts of their loved ones after they are detained by ICE.
  • The bill is a response to the Trump Administration's policies that have led to the transfer of detainees across state lines without notification, causing immense distress to families and communities.
  • Congresswoman Rivas has vowed to continue demanding answers from ICE leadership, ensuring that the rights and dignity of detainees and their families are respected.

Statistics:

  • According to Congresswoman Rivas, many immigrant families in California do not know the whereabouts of their loved ones after they are detained by ICE.
  • Benjamin Guerrero-Cruz, a Reseda High School senior, was transferred from the Adelanto Detention Facility to a holding facility in Arizona on August 26 without notification to his family.
  • Congresswoman Rivas has been urging ICE leadership to answer for their chaotic, inconsistent, and cruel decision-making processes that have torn apart families across the country.

Sources:

  • Office of the MP Luz Rivas, News Release on Congresswoman Luz Rivas' Introduction of INFORM Act (no date provided) [1]
  • [Note: This source does not provide a date, so none is included]

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