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PA Immigrants Vulnerable to COVID-19 Fear Possible ICE Re-Detention

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The plaintiffs were held at York County Prison, Pike County Correctional Facility, and Clinton County Correctional Facility.

More than a dozen immigrants whose medical conditions make them high-risk if they get the coronavirus fear they could be put in ICE detention. WHYY Keystone Crossroads’ Laura Benshoff reports advocates say that’s due to a disconnect between the Biden administration’s new policies, and how they’re being implemented in Pennsylvania.

(Original air-date: 2/18/21)