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  2022-11-04

  hermit HERALD, ISSUE 147

  Welfare state can't have open borders
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  2020-08-22

  ‘We don't turn anyone away’: As virus forces some nonprofits to cut hours and services, refugee aid group works overtime

  by Jessica Myers for the Luce Foundation: Southwest Stories Fellowship
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  2020-04-23

  Executive Office of Health and Human Services Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI) FAQ

  The Executive Office of Health and Human Services Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants published an FAQ about immigrant and refugee rights in Massachusetts during the COVID pandemic. Some answers given include: the closing of the border to refugees and how to seek citizenship during this time.
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  2020-07-01

  COVID-19 Cases Surge In ICE Detention article

  "The number of immigrants with COVID-19 in Immigration Customs Enforcement custody has risen rapidly. More than 2,700 detainees nationwide have tested positive, according to ICE data, and the Eloy detention facility is among the hardest hit by the pandemic. More than 200 detainees there have tested positive — a tenfold increase in less than three weeks." NPR published an article highlighting the vast spread of COVID amongst immigrants in detention centers. As the pandemic has spread, ICE has continued to arrest and hold detainees in detention centers, while not providing safety measures to curb or prevent the spread of the virus.
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  2020-06-30

  California Coronavirus Transfers

  In Southern California, the coronavirus has particularly been vicious along the border area. Hospitals in the area are struggling, as noted in the tweet. This has led to an effort to outsource care wherever there is space; some patients are being taken as far North as San Francisco. This item was added TAGS v6.1.9.1. I originally searched under the hashtag #california. Within that search, I have chosen to add the following tweet because it describes severe medical toll that has been taken on hospitals across the border area. Link to article in tweet: (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/coronavirus-border-mexico-california-el-centro.html)
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  2020-06-26

  Judge Orders ICE To Free Detained Immigrant Children Because Of COVID-19

  Excerpt from article: Citing the unrelenting spread of the coronavirus, a federal judge has ordered that all children currently held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for more than 20 days must be released by July 17.