Arlet Victoria Remón Pérez and her partner Eliana Hecheverría. The two Cuban asylum-seekers have been in U.S. immigration custody since April 2019.
Posted on 04/03/2020 6:43:01 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The women detained at the for-profit jail in the small, rural town of Jena, Louisiana, hail from all corners of Latin America. Some are asylum-seekers who fled repressive regimes. Others are lawful U.S. permanent residents who were picked up by immigration authorities after serving time in prison. Some are mothers and even grandmothers.
Right now, they're all terrified.
Like many of the more than 35,000 immigrants currently in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, the women held at the LaSalle detention center in Jena feel powerless to shield themselves from the highly contagious coronavirus, which has killed more than 53,000 people worldwide, including more than 6,000 in the U.S. At least 310 people have died in Louisiana alone, where a recent surge in cases has threatened to overwhelm the state's health care system.
With at least six confirmed cases among detainees nationwide and five among detention center employees, ICE has come under intense pressure to drastically downsize its detainee population to mitigate the risk of outbreaks.
But detainees and their advocates fear ICE isn't acting quickly enough. Despite some releases, many of them compelled by a flurry of lawsuits, the agency has resisted calls to implement a nationwide policy of releasing some categories of detainees, including older immigrants, those with chronic medical conditions and asylum-seekers who don't pose a threat to the public.
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Arlet Victoria Remón Pérez and her partner Eliana Hecheverría. The two Cuban asylum-seekers have been in U.S. immigration custody since April 2019.
Kick them all out.
Every last one.
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Release at the border they invaded from. Probably Mexico.
Cuter than AOC.
Maybe they should run for Congress in NYC?
Why would they leave a country with such a superior health system?
send them home. NOW
Adios muchahas. Toss ‘em over the wall.
Selco’s rules for survival during SHTF: Don’t be a foreigner.
Has aoc had her teeth floated? They look painful to me.
I’m offended that CBS, during a crisis of unprecedented impact on Americans, wastes a minute of time writing stories pushing sympathy for illegals.
I’m willing to do my part to show America’s love for freedom.
I’ll sponsor the first girl. She did escape Cuba.
So, send her up here.
BTW......She’s not guilty!
The rate of infection in Central America is lower than in the USA. If they want to be safe, they should go back home.
I don’t know that that means?
Adios, machacas. Via a Cuba esta manana, Por favor.
You may have to take her "partner" too.
Since it’s a family site, I’ll not make the obvious next comment, LOL.
Oh joy.
No can do.
My wife might think something is up. LOL
If I can buy them both for a fair price they will be safer from the virus here.
Is that not PC?
Head south and don’t stop.
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