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As Pandemic Rages, Immigrants Are Detained in Areas with Few Hospitals

By Kristina Cooke, Reuters, Mica Rosenberg, Reuters, Ryan McNeill, Reuters
Migrants detained in an ICE detention facility in Basile, La. display signs related to COVID-19 in this combination of screenshots taken during a video conferencing call. Handout via REUTERS
Apr 3, 2020
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Detention center COVID-19 outbreaks could quickly swamp local hospitals. 

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Migrants detained in an ICE detention facility in Basile, La. display signs related to COVID-19 in this combination of screenshots taken during a video conferencing call. Handout via REUTERS