They ensure that the conditions of the ICE centers make the virus easier to spread
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, pro-immigrant organizations ask California Governor Gavin Newsom to release immigrants in custody. (Getty Images)
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Due to the multiplication of coronavirus cases throughout the state, immigrant advocates and criminal justice asked Governor Gavin Newsom to issue an executive order to release immigrants from detention centers, as they assure that they keep them in custody in these moments is almost equivalent to a death warrant.
"It is urgent that Governor Newsom listen to the voices of doctors, health experts, faith leaders, children, and parents, who in one voice urge him to use his broad executive power to stop the expansion of detention centers, stop turning our loved ones over to the hands of ICE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement – and free all the people who are suffering in California prisons, ”said Jon Rodney of the Immigrant Defense Project which is part of the Coalition “Dignity Yes, Detention No.
"Too we need you to demand the release of all immigrants detained by ICE. Now more than ever, we are all in this together and our collective health depends on their release, "he said.
The various groups showed the governor that ICE centers are not equipped to handle the pandemic and only expose detainees to being infected.
"These facilities are overcrowded and have long histories of medical neglect and mistreatment that goes beyond this global health crisis," they said.
And they added that at a time when well-being depends on social distance For us to keep each other, imprisoning people in facilities that are by nature abusive and inhumane, is counterproductive to public health.
The opinion He has asked Governor Newsom's office for a comment on this urgent request from California's pro-immigrant groups.
