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Immigration,
Criminal

Aug. 18, 2020

‘Deliberate indifference’ to virus at immigrant lockup, judge says

Fifty-six of 104 total people detained at Mesa Verde now have the virus, according to a lawyer representing a class of detainees at the center suing for their release.

Eleven new cases of COVID-19 at a Northern California detention center were discovered over the weekend, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement revealed in court filings Monday in response to urgent testing ordered by a federal judge to address what plaintiffs' attorneys have called a "crisis" at the facility.

Fifty-six of 104 total people detained at Mesa Verde now have the virus, according to a lawyer representing a class of det...

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