As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say they took measures to protect immigrants in custody from COVID-19, the Georgia Department of Public Health continues to investigate outbreaks at ICE facilities in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to public records obtained by WABE News, since at least April 2020, there have been 12 instances where Georgia DPH investigated COVID-19 outbreaks in the state’s four detention centers.
That includes three investigations at the Irwin County Detention Center, four combined at the Folkston ICE Processing Center and Folkston Annex, four at the Robert A. Deyton Detention Facility and one ongoing investigation at the Stewart Detention Center.
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