Less than a week after the Biden Administration announced the impending end to the COVID-era Title 42 border policy, Texas Governor Greg Abbott escalated his ongoing political fight with the…
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…their work authorization, despite their timely filing for renewal. One of those workers is Dr. Muradyan, who lost her positions at two rural hospitals, where she cared for COVID victims….
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…That’s the only way forward. Navigating another COVID-Thanksgiving is already complicated. But the truth is that taking these small steps at our holiday tables is one concrete way we can…
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…heightened risk of COVID and need to get out of detention as quickly as possible. Expecting people in this situation to have knowledge of the administration’s new priorities, understand how…
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…one of the nation’s largest for-profit private prison companies, and currently houses less than 100 male noncitizens. Before the outbreak of COVID, it held hundreds more. During the inspection, OIG…
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…all three family detention centers. The coronavirus pandemic presents additional health risks to detention. One model predicted that a COVID-outbreak in detention could spread to 72% to 100% of those…
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…concerns about the conditions, and specifically whether there is adequate air conditioning, which is required in Texas jails but not prisons. Increases in the detained population also risk COVID outbreaks…
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