Torts/Personal Injury,
Immigration
Apr. 21, 2026
The cost of doing business: Death in custody and private contractor liability
ICE detention deaths are rising, often preventable and frequently tied to private contractors--yet California plaintiffs' attorneys have stronger tools than many realize to force accountability and recover damages.
Alina S. Vulic
Associate
Kabateck, LLP
633 W. Fifth Street, Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: (213) 217-5000
Email: av@kbklawyers.com
What is left of the American Dream when refugees who fled war, and longtime immigrants who have built quiet lives here, can be locked away and die in the custody of private corporations paid to confine them?
Dying in immigration detention is especially cruel for people who came here to survive. The people locked inside are Ukrainian refugees who fled Russia's 2022 invasion, and longtime residents who worked here, raised children here and have no criminal...
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