As COVID-19 cases rise in the state, advocates and detainees in Georgia continue to raise concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in immigration detention centers.
Since May, three immigrant detainees have died in Georgia after testing positive for COVID-19.
A detainee, who refers to herself as Pilar, says enough isn’t being done at the Irwin County Detention Center in South Georgia. She didn’t want to give her real name for fear of retribution.
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