How ICE Exported the Coronavirus

An investigation by The New York Times in collaboration with The Marshall Project reveals how unsafe conditions and scattershot testing helped turn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into a domestic and global spreader of the virus — and how pressure from the Trump administration led countries to take in sick deportees.

The invstigators spoke to more than 30 immigrant detainees who described cramped and unsanitary detention centers where social distancing was near impossible and protective gear almost nonexistent. “It was like a time bomb,” said Yudanys, a Cuban immigrant held in Louisiana.

The investigation tracked over 750 domestic ICE flights since March, carrying thousands of detainees to different centers, including some who said they were sick.

Click the link above for more details on the investigation.

.KJ