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ICE detention is a danger to Louisiana communities

"Medical experts for the Department of Homeland Security have called the nationwide ICE system 'a frighteningly efficient mechanism for rapid spread of the virus to otherwise remote areas of the country where many detention centers are housed.'"
by Mark Dow April 9, 2020 Updated April 9, 2020

COVID-19: Asylum seekers must be released from detention

"Refugees have no business being behind bars in the first place, and their continued detention threatens not only their health – but the health and safety of the community at large."
by Bruce Hamilton March 25, 2020 Updated March 25, 2020

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