San Antonio, Texas – Today we learned that a man detained by ICE at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego has died from COVID-19. This tragedy appears to be the first COVID-19 related death of a detained migrant in ICE custody.
President Trump announced yesterday his intent to close down the United States to all immigration, barring anyone across the world from living and working here.
A concerned citizen sent us this video call of women in detention pleading for basic needs. These women are pleading for help and banding together to support each other during this time of crisis. Hear their story.
Our clients living in detention don’t have the luxury of sheltering in place. We speak to experts in the field about what’s really happening in detention in the time of COVID-19.