Immigration
Sep. 4, 2020
Immigration officials must do more to curb virus in lockups, lawyer says
Claiming the agency's proposal is too vague to even describe, let alone improve upon, plaintiffs' lawyer Emilou MacLean argued in a Tuesday motion that ICE did nothing but "dress up" ineffective protocols that failed to anticipate a foreseeable outbreak and prevent its spread.
Attorneys representing detainees at two Northern California detention centers accused U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement of refusing to change its medical plan to care for those who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have an elevated risk of complications from the virus despite a massive surge in cases at one of the facilities a month ago.
Claiming the agency's proposal is too vague to even describe, let alone improve upon,...
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