The International Rescue Committee has demanded the US to release the immigrants under detention to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 in their centers. ICE currently acknowledges 3,917 cases of Covid-19 in detention facilities, but the IRC called the agency’s data into question, warning that widespread testing is not being done in all facilities, where tens of thousands of people are being held.
One thing which I have not yet found an answer to, is this: If any one these immigrants dies due to COVID-19 while in custody, will the government take responsibility for their deaths?