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People at the Farmville Detention Center are experiencing the largest COVID-19 outbreak to-date in migrant detention. With 250 people testing positive for the virus, the for-profit immigration jail is a tinderbox for infection.
People at the Farmville Detention Center are experiencing the largest COVID-19 outbreak to-date in migrant detention. With 250 people testing positive for the virus, the for-profit immigration jail is a tinderbox for infection.
March 2020
First Quarantine
ICA placed a dorm under quarantine in response to people exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Despite this, ICA still refused to give people medical attention and provide personal protective gear.
First Quarantine
ICA placed a dorm under quarantine in response to people exhibiting flu-like symptoms. Despite this, ICA still refused to give people medical attention and provide personal protective gear.
Hunger Strike
Nearly 100 people went on hunger strike in response to the quarantine and fears of exposure to COVID-19. Hunger strikers were met with retaliation by ICA guards, such as solitary confinement, a practice recognized as torture.
Nearly 100 people went on hunger strike in response to the quarantine and fears of exposure to COVID-19. Hunger strikers were met with retaliation by ICA guards, such as solitary confinement, a practice recognized as torture.
April 2020
Transfers
ICE forcibly transferred people to facilities in other http://states.ICE uses transfers as a tactic to separate people organizing on the inside from each other and their support system.
Transfers
ICE forcibly transferred people to facilities in other http://states.ICE uses transfers as a tactic to separate people organizing on the inside from each other and their support system.
ICA Violates Quarantine
ICE continued to detain, transfer and funnel people in and out of Farmville. ICA and ICE even violated their own COVID-19 policy and risked the health of others by removing an individual under quarantine for deportation.
ICE continued to detain, transfer and funnel people in and out of Farmville. ICA and ICE even violated their own COVID-19 policy and risked the health of others by removing an individual under quarantine for deportation.
April/May 2020
ICA Receives Millions
Despite ICA’s history of abuse and failed response to a mumps outbreak last year, ICA received between $2 to 5 million of taxpayer dollars through a federal relief program for small businesses.
First COVID-19 Case
ICA Receives Millions
Despite ICA’s history of abuse and failed response to a mumps outbreak last year, ICA received between $2 to 5 million of taxpayer dollars through a federal relief program for small businesses.
First COVID-19 Case
On May 2, the first person tested positive for COVID-19
