1/ Coronavirus is spreading inside for-profit immigration detention centers.
Many of those facilities are in rural areas with limited resources to respond to an outbreak.
Take, for example, the South Texas town of Pearsall.
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Many of those facilities are in rural areas with limited resources to respond to an outbreak.
Take, for example, the South Texas town of Pearsall.
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2/ Cases among detainees in a detention center here have jumped from seven to 31.
Seven employees have also been infected.
The entire county here only has three ventilators and 48 hospital beds. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
Seven employees have also been infected.
The entire county here only has three ventilators and 48 hospital beds. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
3/ Local leaders have called on the corporation that runs the facility, the GEO Group, to publicly explain itself: What is being done to prevent the virus outbreak inside the privately owned facility from creeping into their community? bit.ly/2WmqGPR
4/ GEO Group insists it is in communication with local elected officials and following CDC guidelines.
“We take our responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all those in our care and our employees with the utmost seriousness.” bit.ly/2WmqGPR
“We take our responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all those in our care and our employees with the utmost seriousness.” bit.ly/2WmqGPR
5/ In response to the pandemic, ICE says it’s taking steps to minimize the spread of the virus.
It has limited some arrests, suspended social visits and released more than 900 detainees since March who might be vulnerable. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
It has limited some arrests, suspended social visits and released more than 900 detainees since March who might be vulnerable. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
6/ But transfers between immigration facilities and local jails, many dealing with their own outbreaks, continue, contrary to CDC recommendations. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
7/ And advocates say ICE isn’t doing enough.
They continue to call for the release of migrants in custody, especially those with underlying health conditions. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
They continue to call for the release of migrants in custody, especially those with underlying health conditions. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
8/ There are nearly 800 confirmed cases inside immigration detention centers across the U.S.
More than 1 in 4 of those cases are in Texas. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
More than 1 in 4 of those cases are in Texas. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
9/ The number of cases is likely higher.
ICE has tested only about 5% of its detained population — and more than half of those tested have tested positive. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
ICE has tested only about 5% of its detained population — and more than half of those tested have tested positive. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
10/ Inside the facility in Pearsall, detainees told us and @ProPublica there have been at least five hunger strikes.
Detainees want more information and more testing.
They say they were given false information at times about positive cases. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
Detainees want more information and more testing.
They say they were given false information at times about positive cases. bit.ly/2WmqGPR
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