Judge rejects ICE detainee class action in Baltimore

Key takeaways

Judge Julie Rubin denies class certification in ICE suit

Plaintiffs failed to prove adequate class representation

Claims involved poor conditions in Baltimore ICE hold rooms

Request for preliminary injunction also ruled moot

A federal judge on Friday declined to certify the proposed class in the lawsuit over immigrant detention conditions in Downtown Baltimore.

U.S. District Judge Julie Rubin on July 25 ruled that the plaintiffs hadn’t shown that they could adequately represent the class and that there wasn’t sufficient commonality between their broad-ranging claims.

The two plaintiffs, identified by their initials, D.N.N. and V.R.G., say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violates the rights of people detained at its “hold rooms” in Baltimore by limiting acces