Experts say the fraught history between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the people it detains has created mistrust and hesitancy to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, even as prisons and detention facilities suffer constant outbreaks of coronavirus. California public health officials announced earlier in March that those held in ICE-run facilities in the states were now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. In places like New York, officials are pushing prisons hard to administer doses as soon as possible, and present adequate plans detailing how they intend to do it.
The last place immigrants feel safe getting COVID vaccine is from ICE
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