The number of Covid-19 infections has skyrocketed since November in immigrant detention centers due to the Omicron variant, worrying activists and organizations that defend immigrants' rights.
According to Univision, the American Immigration Lawyers Association stated that cases have been detected at 10,00% since the beginning of the year, and according to the detention center, about 14.5 % of detainees were detained as of January 27, which is why Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, sent a letter mentioning the risks of infection because detainees in ICE jails are not adequately protected against the spread of COVID-19.
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