Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to implement proper social distancing protocols at three Miami detention facilities and must now evaluate whether more than 30 detainees are eligible for home release, a federal judge in Florida said.
The risk of contracting Covid-19 is higher for older persons and those with underlying respiratory and cardiovascular disease. Those underlying medical problems also increase the risk of succumbing to the illness. The detainees claim to fit these risk groups and asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order that would force ICE to release them.
ICE’s failure to ensure that the detainees ...
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