“The family residential centers are on fire, and there is no more time for half measures,” Judge Gee wrote in her judgement.
, and where new people from all over are entering every day. On Friday, a judge ordered the release of all children held in the country’s three family detention centers — two in Texas and one in Pennsylvania — by July 17, citing the danger posed by the pandemic.
, a federal judge in Los Angeles, issued the order, applying to children who have been in ICE centers for more than 20 days, in response to a long-running case citing that some of them have tested positive for the virus., slamming the family centers as hot spots. “The court is not surprised that COVID-19 has arrived. Gee also ordered ICE to “urgently enforce its existing COVID-19 protocols,” including social distancing, requiring mask use, and testing.
According to the case, the ruling will apply to 124 children, who will be released into “non-congregate settings” that include “suitable sponsors” — possibly to their own parents. Gee suggested ICE could use tracking devices on some parents if deemed “necessary” for them to be released along with their children.It’s time for the Trump administration to immediately release every child in detention and reunite them with their families.
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