Policy Brief: Immigrant detention, COVID-19, and opportunities for action

UC Davis Global Migration Center Policy Brief: Immigrant detention, COVID-19, and opportunities for action
Caitlin Patler, University of California, Davis
Altaf Saadi, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Hamid Yazdan Panah, Immigrant Defense Advocates
Conditions of confinement in immigrant detention facilities make them a ticking time bomb for COVID-19 infections. The health risks are dire and urgent, but federal and state governments can still take legal action to prevent infections, flatten the curve, and save lives.
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