Abstract
This cohort study describes the burden of coronavirus disease 2019 among people detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement compared with the US population.
Highlights
The US is facing a humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of people are held in detention centers under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Data concerning ICE and COVID-19 for this cohort study were obtained from the COVID Prison Project from May 5 to September 15, 2020, with the ICE mean daily population (MDP) serving as the denominator
There were 28 designated ICE facilities that exclusively housed people detained by ICE, including 4 family residential centers
Summary
The US is facing a humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of people are held in detention centers under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We describe the COVID-19 burden among people detained by ICE compared with the US population
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