More than 1,000 people detained by ICE have tested positive for the coronavirus so far.
died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a Georgia hospital on Sunday, according to an internal government report obtained by BuzzFeed News.died after testing positive
Since the beginning of the pandemic, medical experts and immigrant advocates have warned that the highly contagious coronavirus would put detainees at risk.They have pointed to the inherent problems within jails — like a lack of necessary space to accommodate proper social distancing guidelines — that put people in danger.
On Sunday, he died at the hospital, according to the report, which listed his preliminary cause of death as COVID-19.
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