The Washington Post: Covid infections surge in immigration detention facilities
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Covid infections surge in immigration detention facilities
This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower clients Drs. Scott Allen and Josiah “Jody” Rich, and was originally published here.
Coronavirus infections in federal immigration detention centers have surged to record highs, with at least one detainee taken to the hospital in recent days, increasing pressure on the Biden administration from advocates to release migrants or at least ensure that they are given booster shots.
More than 3,100 detainees were fighting infections late last week, about 14 percent of the detained population and well past the peak of 2,100 last May, according to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice, which tracks the issue.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have said most detainees are new arrivals apprehended at the southwest border and many are infected before being booked into custody, where they are tested, quarantined and offered medical care, including vaccines. But medical experts and lawyers said the virus is also spreading inside the facilities and that booster shots are not widely available.
https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/the-washington-post-covid-infections-surge-in-immigration-detention-facilities/
