COVID-19 and the coming epidemic in US immigration detention centres

Author: 
Jaimie P. Meyer, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Parveen Parmar, Faiza Yasin, and Matthew Gartland
Date of Publication: 
April, 2020
Source Organization: 
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Individuals in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention are at risk from serious consequences resulting from the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and inadequate access to appropriate medical care. This situation represents a moral and public health imperative for rapid action by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to mitigate the human toll of the pandemic.

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Citation: 

Meyer, J. P., Franco-Parede, C., Parmar, P., Yasin, F., & Gartland, M. (2020, April 15). COVID-19 and the coming epidemic in US immigration detention centres. The Lancet. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30295-4

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