As of today, ICE has 943 confirmed cases. That’s a 53% positive rate. It’s clear that #COVID19 is spreading quickly in ICE facilities—leading to a shockingly high rate of positive cases. This is inhumane. More lives are at risk each day that we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct. 
The #FIRSTAct is simple: it would ensure we keep immigrants safe by prioritizing release & ability to heed public health guidelines. ICE is keeping immigrants in conditions that endanger the public health of everyone, from immigrants and detention center staff to their families.
Today, ICE facilities have 965 cases with a 53% positive test rate.
Every day we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more immigrant lives are put in danger. We can’t afford to delay this any longer. Immigrants must have access to the same public health precautions as the rest of us.
Every day we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more immigrant lives are put in danger. We can’t afford to delay this any longer. Immigrants must have access to the same public health precautions as the rest of us.
As of today, there are 986 immigrants in ICE detention who have tested positive for #COVID19 at a frightening 48% positive test rate.
Every day that we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more lives are needlessly put at risk.
Every day that we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more lives are needlessly put at risk.
There are now 1,073 cases of COVID in ICE detention facilities with a frightening 49% positive test rate.
ICE detention facilities are a public health disaster, and every day that we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more lives are put in danger.
ICE detention facilities are a public health disaster, and every day that we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more lives are put in danger.
ICE detention facilities were warned to be a “tinderbox” for COVID-19 by public health experts. Now, there are 1145 cases with a 52% positive test rate.
Immigrants need access to basic public health precautions. We must pass my #FIRSTAct.
Immigrants need access to basic public health precautions. We must pass my #FIRSTAct.
Individuals in ICE detention can’t physically distance and, in many cases, lack access to basic hygiene products. Now, there are 1163 cases at a 50% positive test rate.
We can’t delay passing my FIRST Act any longer.
We can’t delay passing my FIRST Act any longer.
There are now 1181 cases of COVID in ICE detention facilities with a terrifying 50% positive rate. This indicates that there could be many more positive cases.
We can't delay passing the FIRST Act any longer.
We can't delay passing the FIRST Act any longer.
Today, there are 1312 positive cases of #COVID19 in ICE detention facilities with a horrifying positive testing rate of 52%.
Immigrants need access to basic public health precautions immediately. We need to pass my #FIRSTAct.
Immigrants need access to basic public health precautions immediately. We need to pass my #FIRSTAct.
Immigrants in ICE facilities don’t even have access to basic hygiene products, let alone the ability to physically distance. Now, there are 1327 positive cases with a staggering positive testing rate of 51%.
These conditions are utterly inhumane.
These conditions are utterly inhumane.
Every day that we don’t pass my #FIRSTAct, more immigrant lives are put at direct risk. Now, there are 1392 positive cases with a positive testing rate of 52%.
This can’t wait any longer.
This can’t wait any longer.
The positive testing rate for COVID-19 in ICE detention facilities is 51% with more than 1400 positive cases.
We must pass my FIRST Act to finally give immigrants the same access to public health practices as the rest of us.
We must pass my FIRST Act to finally give immigrants the same access to public health practices as the rest of us.
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