Death of man detained by ICE challenges Biden administration
Barbed wire lines a recreation area at the Stewart Detention Center on Nov. 15, 2019, in Lumpkin, Gerogia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
by: Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN
Posted:
Feb 8, 2021 / 05:01 PM EST
(CNN) It’s something Azadeh Shahshahani dreads hearing.
And something she says she’s heard too many times already.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced last week that a man who’d been detained at the privately run Stewart Detention Center in South Georgia died after contracting coronavirus. The 57-year-old, identified by Mexican authorities as Félix Montes de Oca Marcelino, had been hospitalized for weeks when he died in Columbus, Georgia, on Jan. 30.
Feb 8, 2021 / 08:20 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) In Marion County, some organizations say there are many Latinos who are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Now they’re taking new steps to help address their concerns.
“Start promoting a Spanish outreach campaign to dismantle any misinformation around the vaccine and to try to encourage more people to take it,” said Mariana Lopez-Owens, La Plaza’s director of development, marketing and communications.
The nonprofit La Plaza says some Latino immigrants won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine because they’re scared of being arrested or deported. Right now, all people regardless of their legal status can get vaccinated once they’re eligible under the local distribution guidelines.
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Coronavirus problems continue to affect NHL teams across the United States.
League officials say the decision was made because of health and safety concerns, and the centralized accommodations in a city that already is planning to host most of the 67 NCAA men’s tournament games in March and April.