A federal judge has ordered that 10 immigration detainees be released from custody in New Jersey because their underlying health conditions are said to put them at an inordinate risk of contracting the CCP virus in secure facilities that are ill-equipped to combat it.
The legal action came as lawsuits are beginning to pile up around the country that seek the release of other immigration detainees for the same reason. Citing virus concerns, federal Judge Dolly M. Gee in Los Angeles, an Obama appointee, has ordered the government to “make continuous efforts” to release children in immigration detention centers.
