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On Tuesday, Trump said the executive order will last 60 days, and apply to those in the process of applying for a green card. -
President Donald Trump says he'll sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. He is offering no details on what he is referring to and the White House did not immediately elaborate on Trump’s tweeted announcement. -
A detainee inside the Otay Mesa center says at least 26 people in his pod refused meals on Friday. They’re protesting a lack of health care precautions that has led to the largest outbreak in immigration detention in the country. -
As federal stimulus checks hit the bank accounts of millions of Americans this week, one group of mostly essential workers have been left out — undocumented workers. -
In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General also signed by Rep. Juan Vargas, the leaders cited reports that detainees were being required to sign documentation in order to receive protective masks. -
There are now 19 detainees with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the privately-run Otay Mesa Detention Center. Eight staff members have also tested positive.
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The coronavirus is spreading in immigration detention, with more than 70 detainees in 12 states testing positive and hundreds of others under quarantine. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started to lower its detainee population to reduce the risk of people getting sick. -
During a virtual news conference Thursday, immigrant advocates, health experts, and politicians called on the federal government to release as many detainees as possible from Otay Mesa.
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In February, the Border Patrol announced that it had safely helped an asylum-seeker give birth while in custody. But a new complaint says the woman instead gave birth holding on to the side of a garbage can while still wearing pants. -
There are now six confirmed cases of COVID-19 among detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and five among employees. Immigrant advocates now fear a wider coronavirus outbreak in the facility is inevitable.
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