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On Monday, <\/span>Ulises Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez, represented by Disability Law United and Pangea Legal Services, sued the US government and private prison contractors GeoGroup and CoreCivic over his arrest by ICE officers and his following treatment in ICE detention facilities. Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez was deported to Mexico in October 2025 after spending over six months in ICE detention.<\/p>

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Before his arrest, Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez, a carpenter, already lived with disabilities due to a mini-stroke, which was diagnosed in August 2024 and was managed before his detention. The lawsuit contends that after ICE officers detained Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez in February 2025 in Sunnyvale, California, they took him to an alleyway and beat him until he lost consciousness and required CPR.<\/p>\n

His wife, Aby, and their young daughter witnessed part of the beating by ICE, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez\u2019s ongoing symptoms, the lawsuit says, include new and worsening \u201cheadaches, weakness and numbness on his right side, eye pain, hearing loss, insomnia and nightmares, blurry vision, back pain, and difficulty walking.\u201d Pe\u00f1a Lopez is unable to work to support himself, according to an interview with the NPR affiliate KQED.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I want more than anything, I can\u2019t get back: to recover my health, to be with my wife and daughter, and to be able to work again,\u201d\u00a0Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez told KQED.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit filed for Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez\u2019s complaints cites Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which mandates that places receiving federal funding, like ICE detention centers, accommodate disabled people, among other laws. Pe\u00f1a Lopez\u2019s wife and children are also part of the lawsuit due to the distress his arrest and subsequent treatment caused them.<\/p>\n

During Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez\u2019s eight months in ICE detention in facilities operated by GeoGroup and CoreCivic, the lawsuit says, L\u00f3pez received inadequate medical care and was also mocked by employees for his disability.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit alleges that staff\u2019s verbal abuse was particularly cruel at Golden State Annex, operated by GeoGroup. Detention staff reportedly told Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez that \u201cmotherfucker, you don\u2019t get to be asleep\u201d and \u201cyou\u2019re never gonna walk again.\u201d<\/p>

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During Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez\u2019s transfer to California City Detention Center last August, the lawsuit says, \u201cdetention staff denied Ulises timely administration of his daily medication, violated his disability rights, and subjected him to unnecessarily harsh conditions,\u201d such as not getting adequate medical care. At the facility operated by CoreCivic, Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez also struggled to get his medications. As a result, Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez\u2019s health worsened before he was deported.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for CoreCivic told Mother Jones<\/em> that while the company does not generally comment on active litigation, \u201cwe can share that the safety,\u202fhealth\u202f, and well-being of the\u202fpeople in our facilities\u202fis our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n

ICE and GeoGroup did not respond to a request for comment before publication.<\/p>\n

For Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez\u2019s lawyers, this lawsuit represents not only a pursuit of L\u00f3pez but also of others mistreated by ICE.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis lawsuit seeks accountability for the physical and emotional harms our clients suffered, but it also joins a growing wave of lawsuits challenging abusive ICE enforcement and detention practices,\u201d said Elena Hodges, co-director at Pangea Legal Services, which is representing Pe\u00f1a L\u00f3pez and his family, in a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope this case will send a powerful message to immigrant communities that they are not alone,\u201d Hodges said, \u201cand that ICE officials and private prison contractors are not above the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Update, July 10: After publication, an ICE spokesperson wrote to <\/em>Mother Jones saying that \u201cany claims of subprime medical care at ICE facilities are FALSE<\/em>\u201d and that \u201cstaff always use the minimum amount of force to safely deescalate situations.\u201d <\/em><\/p>

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