…two. The report states that these violations may have contributed to an August COVID-19 outbreak when more than 200 COVID-19 cases were confirmed within the facility. LPCC has reported a…
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The Trump administration is successfully using the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to alter the U.S. system of legal immigration. New government data makes clear that these changes will significantly…
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…mandatory guidance that local ICE field offices are required to follow. The agency’s COVID-19 Pandemic Response Requirements were updated most recently on October 19, 2021 and remain in effect. Because…
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…admit. As of October 22, ICE confirmed a total of 6,743 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed across 99 facilities since the pandemic began in March. 661 people who have active cases…
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…of COVID-19 in ICE custody since the beginning of the pandemic. But there are concerns that individuals who contracted COVID-19 in detention but died after being released would not get…
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The Omicron variant has spread through immigration detention like wildfire, with a record 14% of people in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody testing positive for COVID-19 as of…
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…it is also responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in surrounding areas. A recent New York Times investigation emphasized that ICE’s practice of transferring thousands of people around the country…
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It’s been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic first affected immigration on a global scale. The impact has been swift, devastating, and long-lasting. On March 11, 2020, former President Trump…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, immigration courts around the country remain in turmoil. The Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”) initially postponed all non-detained…
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Since the start of the pandemic, many immigrants have been left out of federal COVID-19 relief packages. Both undocumented immigrants and some people in mixed-status households have been excluded from…
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