ACLU says ICE is unlawfully punishing immigrants at a notorious Louisiana detention center
October 6, 2025
The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully punishing immigration detainees for past crimes by transferring them to a notorious Louisiana prison. A lawsuit filed Monday says the inhumane conditions of the newly opened “Louisiana Lockup” violate Double Jeopardy protections and that detainees should be released if the government fails to deport them after six months. The prison, better known as Angola, was once a slave plantation and has a grim history. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Oscar Hernandez Amaya, a Honduran man and convicted felon who has been in ICE custody for two years.