(NPR) Judge Orders ICE To Free Detained Immigrant Children Because Of COVID-19

Judge Orders ICE To Free Detained Immigrant Children Because Of COVID-19








Immigrants seeking asylum hold hands as they leave a cafeteria at the ICE South Texas Family Residential Center. Independent inspectors told the judge that COVID-19 tests at the centers and the infection rates in the counties where the Texas facilities are located are cause for concern.



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Judge Orders ICE To Free Detained Immigrant Children Because Of COVID-19






The scathing order issued Friday said the Trump administration had failed to provide even the most basic health protections for children and their families.