DHS itself is confirming what we & other immigrant rights advocates have been documenting since the start of the #COVID19 pandemic: that transfers are deadly & have contributed to #COVID19 outbreaks.
#EndICETransfers #FreeThemAll
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
#EndICETransfers #FreeThemAll
buzzfeednews.com/article/hameda…
A reminder that @JeffMerkley & @MichaelBennet have introduced a bill that would:
1. Stop inter-facility transfers during the pandemic
2. Stop jail/prison to ICE transfers during the pandemic
3. Require ICE to comply with CDC guidance
4. Require ICE to release people to comply
1. Stop inter-facility transfers during the pandemic
2. Stop jail/prison to ICE transfers during the pandemic
3. Require ICE to comply with CDC guidance
4. Require ICE to release people to comply
@JeffMerkley @MichaelBennet At least 7 of the 17 people who have died in ICE custody since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in ICE detention via a transfer from state or federal jails or prisons after completing a criminal sentence or being paroled out.
Half of these deaths were people over 50
Half of these deaths were people over 50
@JeffMerkley @MichaelBennet To go more in depth on how transfers have contributed to #COVID19 outbreaks, check out our monthly reports on #COVID19 in ICE prisons:
freedomforimmigrants.org/covid19
freedomforimmigrants.org/covid19
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