Infections in ICE detention rose from 370 in mid-March to nearly 1,500 in the past week because more migrants are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and many are arriving infected, federal officials said. But the American Civil Liberties Union says ICE has not created the type of robust vaccination program that helped the Bureau of Prisons drive down infections, and it told the Department of Homeland Security in a letter Thursday that detention centers have been “among the most dangerous” places during the pandemic.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2021 04:31 UTC