ACLU Lawsuit Reveals ICE’s Dangerous Overreach at Louisiana’s Angola Prison

When the federal government chose the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary—known as Angola, a former slave plantation labeled “America’s Bloodiest Prison”—to detain immigrant detainees, under the guise of housing “the worst of the worst,” it did more than repurpose a prison. It set a dangerous precedent that undermines American principles of justice, due process, and national sovereignty. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit exposing how immigration detainees are effectively being punished twice for crimes they have already served time for—violating the United States Constitution’s Double Jeopardy clause. These immigrants face inhumane conditions such as untreated mold-infested cells,...