The World Health Organization said it still considers the coronavirus pandemic a public health emergency of international concern, WHO's highest level of alarm for the world
From CNN's Carma Hassan
Immigration rights groups had filed a lawsuit on behalf of 34 detainees seeking release during the coronavirus pandemic. The facilities concerned are the Krome Detention Center in Miami, the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, and the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven.There is record evidence demonstrating that ICE has failed in its duty to protect the safety and general well-being of the Petitioners,” US District Judge Marcia Cooke wrote in the order.
The judge ordered ICE to immediately comply with the CDC’s and their own internal guidelines on providing adequate soap and water and cleaning materials to detainees.
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