COVID-19, hunger strikes, scramble for vaccine at Batavia ICE facility
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Protesters lined up outside the Rensselaer County jail Thursday morning to rail against the appearance of Matthew T. Albence, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Nearly three weeks after a COVID-19 outbreak spread through the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not been able to respond to a court order for a plan to distribute vaccines to at-risk individuals detained at the facility, as of March 2, 2021.Paul Buckowski / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Matthew Albence, the acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, speaks during a press conference at the Rensselaer County Sheriff s office on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less