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"The guards have started spraying this chemical everywhere, all over everything, all the time. It causes a terrible reaction on our skin. When we ask for medical assistance, they just give us some cream to put over it. The spray also hurts our airways. When I blow my nose, blood comes out. They are treating us like animals. One person fainted and was taken out, I don't know what happened to them."
THERE IS NO FRESH AIR.
- Detainee at the Adelanto Detention Facility in Adelanto, California, USA
In an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, ICE employees at a detention facility in Adelanto, CA began spraying detainees with HDQ Neutral - a toxic disinfectant.
Detainees reported skin irritation, nose bleeds, coughing, and nausea after being sprayed. This horrific abuse is only one facet of major COVID-related concerns in ICE detention.
ICE detainees are ill and dying, and we need to talk about why.
21
people died while detained by ICE in the 2020 fiscal year
52%
of detainees tested for COVID-19 were positive as of May 2020
245,000
estimated cases of COVID-19 can be linked to ICE Detention Centers
What is happening now?
What is happening now?
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Read more about what the pandemic looks like for ICE detainees.
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
The 'American Dream,' a history of migrants, and the creation of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE).
What can we do?
An interactive list of organizations and causes to get involved with in order to support the abolition of ICE
What can we do?
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