As coronavirus infections surge in the nation’s immigration jails, the number is highest at a low-slung lockup surrounded by barbed wire sitting just a few miles from the Mexican border in California. As of Wednesday, 94 detainees and eight Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center had tested positive for Covid-19, the federal agency said. Additionally, CoreCivic, the private company that runs Otay Mesa, said 15 of its employees had tested positive. It is the biggest outbreak among all...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 30, 2020 09:22 UTC