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
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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.