Advocates push for ICE detainees to be released from Kandiyohi County Jail due to COVID-19 concerns, sheriff says he doesn't have that power
At least 40 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Kandiyohi County Jail, the most in Minnesota, according to agency's website.
5:33 am, Jan. 9, 2021
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WILLMAR — Following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Kandiyohi County Jail, advocates are calling for the release of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
detainees, many of whom have been infected or are under observation for the virus.
Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Holien counters that inmates are being taken care of and he doesn’t have the power to release inmates.