News

8/4/2020 11:36am

CHLP Commentary in Georgia Health News Addresses Intersection of HIV Law Reform with Viral Hepatitis and COVID-19 Epidemics

CHLP Interim Staff Attorney Marguerite Schauer addresses the intersections between HIV criminal laws, the viral hepatitis and COVID-19 epidemics in Georgia.

7/30/2020 1:02pm

Plaintiffs in ICE Detention File Motion to Enforce Federal Court Order Requiring ICE to Review for Release All People at Increased Risk for Serious COVID-19 Complications

On April 20, 2020 a federal district court ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reassess the appropriateness of detention for all migrants nationwide at increased risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. ICE was ordered to swiftly identify those in its custody at greater risk due to health conditions or age and release them if their well-being could not be protected in the crowded detention centers that ICE administers.

7/23/2020 3:45pm

Civil Rights Groups, Health Advocates and Public Defenders Celebrate Passage of Legislation to Protect Contact Tracing Data from Law Enforcement

Today, New York’s legislature passed an essential bill - A.10500-C/S.8450-C - to protect the confidentiality of contact tracing information and prohibit access by law enforcement and immigration enforcement. Sponsored by the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Health Committees, Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, this bill helps ensure that contact tracing achieves its public health goals and is not weaponized against communities of color.

7/16/2020 9:52am