"Detainees at four facilities in northern California will be permitted freer access to phones to contact legal counsel, a right they claimed was routinely denied. 

Thousands of immigrants detained in facilities in northern California will enjoy improved access to legal counsel, following a major class action settlement that lawyers hope will set a nationwide precedent.

The settlement will ensure detainees at four centres are permitted freer access to telephones in order to contact attorneys throughout their removal proceedings, a right they claimed was routinely denied due to unconstitutional restrictions that violated Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own guidelines..." 

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