Immigrant Legal Resources Center v. City of McFarland
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE No. 1:20-cv-00966-TLN-AC CENTER; and FREEDOM FOR IMMIGRANTS, Petitioners, v. ORDER 15 CITY OF MCFARLAND; and MCFARLAND PLANNING
COMMISSION,
17 Respondents,
GEO GROUP, INC., Real Party in Interest, 21 22 This matter is before the Court on Petitioners Freedom for Immigrants and Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s (collectively, “Petitioners”) Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause. (ECF No. 3.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Petitioners’ motion. /// 28 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In December 2019, Geo Group, Inc. (“GEO”) contracted with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) to operate immigration detention facilities at Central Valley (“Central Valley”) and Golden State (“Golden State”) Modified Community Correctional Facilities in McFarland, California. (ECF No. 3-1 at 8.) Shortly thereafter, GEO…