Immigrant Held At Otay Mesa Detention Center Dies From Coronavirus
May 7, 2020 at 11:43 AM PDT
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A detainee in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has died of COVID-19. This marks the first death of an immigration detainee in ICE detention nationwide.