…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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…for COVID-19 in ICE custody, and at least one more soon after release. James Thomas Hill, a 72-year-old Canadian citizen who tested positive for COVID-19 about a month ago, died…
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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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…more people may have died from the virus than ICE reports. ICE’s COVID Data Contains Omissions and Inaccuracies ICE’s COVID data appears to be riddled with inconsistencies and errors. For…
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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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…COVID-19 immigrant visa ban. It prohibited entry of immigrant visas based on family relationships, employment, and the diversity lottery. Both the COVID-19 immigrant and non-immigrant visa bans relied on the…
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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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