Migrants detained in an Arizona ICE detention center with one of the highest number of COVID-19 cases say they were forced to clean the facility and are 'begging' for protection from the virus, according to a letter obtained by NBCNews
The migrants say the facility forced detainees in inadequate personal protective equipment to clean and work in the facility's kitchen despite their fear it was a prime point for spreading the virus inside the center due to crowding at meal times. When some migrants protested, the letter says, they were punished with verbal threats and indefinite lock-ins. On one day when migrants resisted working in the kitchen, some were"sent to the hole," otherwise known as solitary confinement.
The detainees also described unsanitary conditions, like lockdowns that lasted for three days with no access to showers. The migrants say they were given two"disposable masks of very poor quality in the month of April" and received"2 cloth masks" in May. They also say they did not receive basic hygiene supplies, like toilet paper, on weekends.
"Our clients have told us over and over again it's impossible to practice social distancing in detention," said Laura Belous, an advocacy attorney with the Florence Project, which filed the lawsuit along with the ACLU, the ACLU of Arizona and the law firm Perkins Coie."It's impossible to maintain that six feet of distance when the telephone you're sitting on to talk to your lawyer is one to three feet from the other guy on the phone.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
ICE, CBP agents 'demobilize' from Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.Agents from ICE and CBP are 'demobilizing' from the protests in Washington D.C., at the direction of the Justice Dept., spokespeople from both agencies tell NBCNews.
続きを読む »
Chinese companies put U.S. listing plans on ice as tensions mountChinese companies are putting off plans for U.S. listings as tensions between the world's top two economies rise, lawyers, bankers, accountants and regulators involved in what has been a major capital-raising route told Reuters.
続きを読む »
Chinese companies put US listing plans on ice as tensions mountThe drop in interest, especially from those in the early stages of planning, is the result of a proposed US legislation that would make it harder for some Chinese firms to debut in America.
続きを読む »
New Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine Doesn’t Prevent Covid-19 Coronavirus InfectionVirus expert Dave Wessner explores a new study that shows that hydroxychloroquine doesn’t appear to prevent people from being infected with the coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
続きを読む »
The Coronavirus Disruption: Navigating Change for SuccessFrom ever-changing consumer behavior to unprecedented demand on the supply chain, COVID-19 has forced change across retail.
続きを読む »