NEW: "Don't let us die like this"

That's one of the pleas of immigrant women held by ICE at a for-profit Louisiana jail. They're terrified of the deadly coronavirus.

7 women interviewed by @CBSNews are asking a crisis-stricken nation to listen to them: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-women-ice-custody-louisiana-release-covid-19/

The women hail from all corners of Latin America. Some are asylum-seekers who fled repressive regimes. Others are green card holders who were picked up by ICE after serving time in prison. Some are mothers, grandmothers.

Right now, they are all terrified. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-women-ice-custody-louisiana-release-covid-19/

Three days ago, Rep. @AOC called on ICE to release as many immigrants "as humanly possible" in order to avert what she called a humanitarian crisis.

"A decision to do nothing is a decision to do harm," she told reporters during a @HispanicCaucus call. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-women-ice-custody-louisiana-release-covid-19/