MD Attorney General Anthony Brown filed an amicus brief to protect the rights of civil immigrant detainees to safe, decent, and humane detention conditions. The brief was filed in D.N.N. and V.R.G. v Nikita Baker (Field Office Director for ICE) in the District Court of Maryland, a lawsuit that seeks to address the conditions in which civil immigrant detainees are being held at the Baltimore Immigration Court. The lawsuit alleges that immigrants are being held up to seven days in temporary holding cells at the Baltimore Immigration Court without necessary medical care, adequate nutrition and water, sanitation, sleeping facilities, or access to their lawyers.“No individual should be subjected to conditions that deny them basic human dignity —including access to essential medical care, adequate food and water, proper sanitation, and the ability to communicate with legal counsel. We urge the court to uphold the fundamental rights of those detained at the Baltimore Immigration Court and to ensure they are treated with the respect and humanity that every person deserves, regardless of immigration status.” – AG Brown