Detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are being denied their due-process and statutory rights by being forced to appear at immigration court hearings via video conference rather than in-person, a new federal lawsuit claims.

The plaintiffs—a coalition of public defenders and individual detainees—claim ICE halted its regular practice of delivering inmates in person in June. At the time, the agency claimed it was due to public safety concerns related to a small group of protesters outside the Varick Street immigration facility, according to reports.

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