The US Agency In Charge Of The Immigration System Says It's Facing A Financial Disaster Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
"Without congressional intervention, we risk not being able to make payroll and will have to take drastic actions to keep the agency afloat," the leader of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services wrote to employees.
An Immigrant Who Tested Positive For The Coronavirus Has Died In ICE Custody
The ACLU said Wednesday that the immigrant "died because ICE refused to release him when he still had a chance to survive this deadly virus.”
ICE Moved Dozens Of Detainees Across The Country During The Coronavirus Pandemic. Now Many Have COVID-19.
Twenty-one detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus since being moved from jails in the Northeast US to Texas.
These Are The People Who Will Be Affected By Trump's New Immigration Ban
The policy will not apply to those coming to the country temporarily, such as agricultural workers or students, or to children or spouses of citizens who are outside the US.
Trump Says His 60-Day Immigration Ban Will Only Apply To People Applying For Green Cards. But The Order Is Still "Being Written."
The policy announcement comes during a time when the immigration system has already slowed down significantly.
Trump Has Claimed He Will Temporarily Ban Immigration Into The US In Response To The Coronavirus
It was not immediately clear how the latest planned ban he tweeted about would be implemented.
"I Don't Want To Die Here!": Older ICE Detainees Fear The Worst As The Coronavirus Spreads
"I cry every night, every day. I feel helpless. I don’t know what’s going on."
Immigrants Are Scared Of Getting Coronavirus Treatment Because Of Trump's Crackdown, Doctors And Lawyers Say
The detailed accounts come in a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s sweeping policy that allows the government to deny permanent residency to immigrants who officials believe are likely to use public benefits.
Fear Among Immigrant Detainees Spreads As Coronavirus Outbreaks Hit ICE Detention Centers
"At this point we're just waiting to be next because the virus is passed so easily," one detainee told BuzzFeed News.
The Coronavirus Has Derailed The Citizenship Oath For Thousands Of Immigrants Who Are Anxious To Vote
"It's like being on the 1-yard line and suddenly there's a timeout that may last for months."
Hundreds Of Immigrant Detainees Considered Vulnerable To The Coronavirus May Be Released
More than 160 have already been released by ICE in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus in detention facilities.
Farmworkers Are Caught Between Coronavirus Fears And Feeding The Nation: “We Are Very Worried”
“I’m scared of getting sick. I don’t have any type of health insurance, anything to help me.”
ICE Must Release 10 Chronically Ill Immigrants After A Judge Said They’re Not Safe From The Coronavirus While In Custody
More than 38,000 immigrants are in ICE custody at US jails, and advocates fear conditions are ripe for mass infections and casualties.
The Trump Administration Is Now Deporting Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids Due To The Coronavirus
A refugee advocate said the administration was “using” a public health crisis “to advance their long-standing goal of overturning US laws protecting vulnerable children."
An ICE Detainee Who Was Released After Getting The Coronavirus Fears What's Next: "This Has Hit My Whole Body"
"The place I used to work at before is closed. I have no way to pay the rent, or food for my daughter,” he told BuzzFeed News while in self-isolation.
Three Unaccompanied Immigrant Children In US Custody Have Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
The children are among the first to test positive for COVID-19 since the coronavirus outbreak started.
Immigrants Afraid Of The Coronavirus Outbreak Are Protesting Inside ICE Facilities
There have been four known use-of-force incidents this week at ICE facilities as fear and anxiety spreads among detainees over COVID-19.
An ICE Detainee Has Become The First To Test Positive For The Coronavirus
The detainee has been held at a New Jersey facility, where last week local officials reported that a correctional officer had also tested positive.
A 42-Year-Old Mexican Man Has Died In ICE Custody
He is the 10th immigrant to die ICE custody this year.
Immigration Judges Have Started Postponing Asylum Cases In Response To Coronavirus Fears
Delays were also reported in El Paso, the location of another court that hears similar cases.