Nearly Half Of ICE Detainee Deaths In 2020 Were Due To COVID-19
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Kaylee Greenlee
Reporter
January 11, 2021 7:49 PM ET
Nearly half of all detainees who died while in custody during 2020 died of COVID-19 related causes, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Of the 19 people who died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, eight died of COVID-19, seven of whom were in the hospital at their time of death, according to ICE. From February 2020 to Jan. 4, 2021, 80,200 detainees tested positive for COVID-19 while in ICE custody.
“Despite the fact that many individuals come into ICE custody with existing medical conditions or have never before received appropriate medical, deaths in ICE custody are still exceedingly rare, occurring at less than 1% of the rate of fatalities in federal and state custody nationwide,†ICE Spokesperson Danielle Bennett told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/11/ice-detainee-deaths-covid19/
