On June 2nd, ICE put 74 immigrants on a plane and brought them to Farmville Detention Center in Virginia. 51 of them tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival. https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/ice-air-farmville-protests-covid/2020/09/11/f70ebe1e-e861-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge...

One current and one former official said the transfers were arranged to skirt rules about who can travel on “ICE Air” flights.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/ice-air-farmville-protests-covid/2020/09/11/f70ebe1e-e861-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html
Soon thereafter, over 90% of the fathers, brothers, and friends in Farmville Detention Center tested positive for the virus. On August 6th, James Hill died.
There are no words to express the rage and sadness knowing that these transfers were all so that ICE could more actively participate in suppressing the Black Lives Matter movement.
We will share a more complete list of actions on Monday, but for now, please consider joining @LegalAidJustice to #protectimmigrants https://www.justice4all.org/sb5017/ 
CALL TO ACTION: Vote YES on SB5017 - Legal Aid Justice Center

Tell your Senator to vote YES on SB5017 (Boysko) to expand Virginia’s oversight of ICE detention centers! The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the horrendous conditions of immigrant detention centers...

https://www.justice4all.org/sb5017/
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