Federal Officials Now Say That Transferring Detainees Between Jails Holding Immigrants Contributed To Coronavirus Outbreaks

Department of Homeland Security officials have acknowledged that transfers of detainees between facilities holding immigrants for ICE had “contributed to outbreaks” of COVID-19 and that poor information sharing made tracking and preventing the spread of the virus more difficult, according to a draft report obtained by BuzzFeed News.

The document also acknowledges that the inability for adequate social distancing within the ICE detention centers had contributed to the spread of the disease.

The internal recognition of the risks posed by transfers of detainees between facilities — a regular occurrence before...