"At Dublin, she had been sexually harassed and verbally abused by an officer, physically assaulted by another, witnessed other officers sexually abusing women, and been subjected to retaliation. Before her arrest, Cristal had been a long-time permanent resident of the U.S. Her conviction for drugs invalidated her green card, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a final removal order based on her felony conviction."
"According to records from the Bureau of Prisons, 227 people incarcerated at Dublin between April 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024, had immigration detainers. A coalition of human rights organizations compiled a list of 35 women who were sexually abused, or provided information to investigators, and, as of 2023, were facing deportation."
"Despite a pending application for a U visa for crime victims who have assisted law enforcement, upon her release from Dublin she was met by an ICE officer holding chains, and transported to the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC), an immigration jail run by private prison corporation GEO Group in Tacoma, Washington."
A long-time U.S. permanent resident released from FCI Dublin, a California federal women's prison notorious for decades of staff sexual abuse, was immediately detained by ICE and transported to an immigration jail upon her release. Despite having a pending U visa application as a crime victim who assisted law enforcement, her drug conviction invalidated her green card and triggered a removal order. Her experience reflects a systemic pattern: Bureau of Prisons records show 227 people with immigration detainers were incarcerated at Dublin between April 2023 and July 2024. Human rights organizations documented 35 women who survived sexual abuse or provided investigative information facing deportation, with at least 20 already deported and another 20 detained in immigration facilities.
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