Northeastern University: Immigrant Detainees Are at High Risk for Covid-19. Should They Be Released?
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
Migrants who are being held in detention should be given the same consideration as vulnerable groups amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says Northeastern law professor Hemanth Gundavaram.
The facilities that house the more than 37,000 detained immigrants across the country, with their close communal living quarters, can be a breeding ground for spreading disease, Gundavaram says. On Thursday, . . .
Migrants who are being held in detention should be given the same consideration as vulnerable groups amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says Northeastern law professor Hemanth Gundavaram.
The facilities that house the more than 37,000 detained immigrants across the country, with their close communal living quarters, can be a breeding ground for spreading disease, Gundavaram says. On Thursday, . . .