Here are 7 actions @ICEgov must take immediately to protect people from COVID-19. ⬇️
1. ICE should limit enforcement actions that feed the pipeline to immigration detention during the time of a declared national emergency.
2. The close quarters in ICE detention facilities make social distancing impossible.
ICE should release as many people in its custody as possible, starting with those who are elderly and most vulnerable, to safeguard public health.
ICE should release as many people in its custody as possible, starting with those who are elderly and most vulnerable, to safeguard public health.
3. ICE should immediately provide all individuals in its custody, as well as all detention staff, with adequate supplies of face masks, hand sanitizer, and other sanitary products which may help slow the spread of the virus inside detention centers.
4. ICE should ensure all contractors are providing the same amount of personal protective equipment for all individuals held in custody.
5. ICE should limit the practice of transferring detainees from one detention center to another to fulfill contractual minimums or for nonessential reasons. This practice has led to the spread of the virus within detention centers around the country.
6. ICE should ensure that people who remain in custody are able to speak with family and their attorneys remotely through videoconferencing, no-contact visitation, and free, unmonitored calls.
7. ICE should suspend all deportations until it can ensure that it is not exporting COVID-19 to other countries.
Read our latest report for additional immigration policy responses to COVID-19. ⬇️
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