Thread by @KrishVignarajah

From my new Op-Ed with John Moeller of @weareinspiritus:

"While anxious shoppers across the country stockpile toilet paper and hand sanitizer, immigrants at Stewart Detention Center in Georgia, struggle to make their lone bar of soap last the week."

ajc.com/news/opinion/o…

"Even more so now, as ICE has confirmed at least 9 positive cases among detainees in the facility and 23 cases among personnel, according to the private prison contractor, CoreCivic, that operates the detention center."

wrbl.com/news/georgia-n…

"Those fortunate enough can buy supplies like soap or toothpaste at more than double, or even five times the price they’d pay outside. Only some have the opportunity to earn money by working at their detention facilities, often for a salary of $1 / day."

reuters.com/article/us-usa…

"Despite the agency’s announcement that they would limit enforcement and arrests during the pandemic, raids have continued — including in New York, the crisis’ U.S. epicenter."

@rdevro

theintercept.com/2020/03/27/imm…

"Close quarters, substandard hygiene supplies, and failure to adhere to CDC recommendations means that the spread of the virus in these facilities is nearly inevitable. Already, 267 detainees and 123 ICE personnel have tested positive for coronavirus."

ice.gov/coronavirus

"Just shy of 32,000 domestic prisoners have been released or diverted from penitentiary facilities nationwide, according to the UCLA's “COVID-19 Behind Bars” project. Meanwhile, just 700 migrants have been released from ICE detention across the country"

newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/priso…

"Why can we not show the same level-headed compassion to the tens of thousands of migrants with no criminal record? Seeking a better life should not be a death sentence."

@camiloreports

cbsnews.com/news/coronviru…

"@LIRSorg is proud to stand with these migrants in the fight for their lives. The coronavirus pandemic is a time of unprecedented uncertainty for all of us, but it is a time, too, for us to acknowledge and embrace our shared humanity."

"Empathy can’t be detained. Compassion can’t be kept in cages. Hope can’t be quarantined."

lirs.org/hope-in-detent…