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A week ago, @MigrantFreedom launched a #COVID19 Hotline to document abuses in immigrant prisons. Since then, the Hotline has received over 400 calls.
We are tracking abuses on an interactive map.
Here's what we've found so far:
We are tracking abuses on an interactive map.
Here's what we've found so far:
People in detention have organized against @ICEgov's response to COVID19 in at least 20 immigrant prisons #FreeThemALL https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map
This includes mass statements like this one from Jackson Parish Correctional Center.
In audio provided to @vocesunidaslirc, people detained there report that facility & medical staff don't have masks or gloves.
LISTEN:
In audio provided to @vocesunidaslirc, people detained there report that facility & medical staff don't have masks or gloves.
LISTEN:
And the 85 men detained at Mesa Verde, who shared their story with @4humanintegrity. They warned that #COVID19 “will turn our detention into a death sentence.”
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According to our map, @ICEgov has retaliated against people involved in organizing at least 7 immigrant prisons #FreeThemAll https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map
Guards at the Pearsall immigrant detention center pepper-sprayed about 60 immigrants who feared a potential #COVID19 outbreak https://www.expressnews.com/news/us-world/border-mexico/article/Detained-migrants-pepper-sprayed-for-rioting-amid-15154870.php
At Otay Mesa, the facility that currently has the most confirmed in-custody #COVID19 cases, 23 people began a hunger strike in protest of the conditions and demanded their release. According to a Hotline call, 5 were retaliated against and placed in solitary.
At least 14 facilities are lacking in hygienic & sanitation supplies #FreeThemAll https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map
According to a Hotline caller detained at Otay Mesa: “We don't have enough soap [...] We know that someone will die because CCA is not equipped to handle a crisis, the guards are not using protection. We're not even allowed to cover our faces with our jumpers.”
"We had a water outage that was supposed to be about 2 hrs (we did not get notified in advance) & ended up being 5 hrs [...] which limited our hygiene and ability to defend ourselves against this rapidly spreading virus," write 250 people detained at BTC https://imm-print.com/nearly-250-people-detained-at-btc-sign-letter-voicing-coronavirus-concerns/
At least 19 facilities were reported to have negligent medical care #FreeThemAll https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map
A Hotline caller from Adelanto reported the facility is only providing Tylenol for illnesses.
One guard is exhibiting #COVID19 symptoms but is not wearing protective equipment.
One guard is exhibiting #COVID19 symptoms but is not wearing protective equipment.
A man detained at Glades County Detention Center reported on April 2 that the facility had run out of all antibiotics, as well as all medicine for colds, pain, and diabetes. The facility would not receive a new supply for at least seven days.
At least 8 facilities have visitation and communication barriers #FreeThemAll https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/map
At ICA Farmville in Virginia, phones are occasionally out of service, limiting contact with family, loved ones, and attorneys.
At the Yuba County Jail, informational & public health signs are posted in English. This not helpful for language minorities or people who cannot read.
At the Yuba County Jail, informational & public health signs are posted in English. This not helpful for language minorities or people who cannot read.
And all of this is just what has been reported to us or in the media.
The COVID19 pandemic is exacerbating what we already know to be true: ICE cannot keep people safe. Detention cab be a death sentence. We must #FreeThemAll
The COVID19 pandemic is exacerbating what we already know to be true: ICE cannot keep people safe. Detention cab be a death sentence. We must #FreeThemAll
