According to this article on Gothamist, by JOSEPH GEDEON "Immigration courts in New York City…
BREAKING
Settlement reached over immigration detention hotline shut down by ICE
According to this article on AXIOS, by Yacob Reyes
“An immigrant rights group said Thursday it has reached a settlement with federal immigration authorities that allows it to continue to operate a hotline used by detained immigrants across the U.S. to report abuses.
Why it matters: The toll-free number, believed to be the country’s biggest immigration detention hotline, receives between 600 and 14,500 calls each month, according to Freedom for Immigrants, which sued the Trump administration after it shut down the line in 2019.
- The hotline was featured on multiple episodes of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” and was shut down two weeks after the show’s final season premiered, according to the suit.
The big picture: A judge issued a preliminary injunction last year, ordering the hotline be restored.
- Under the settlement, reached on July 1, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will provide uninterrupted access to the National Immigration Detention Hotline for at least five years and pay nearly $101,000 to cover the plaintiff attorney and court fees.”