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"The most profound restric-
tion is people are not be-
ing taken for immigration
court. They aren't able to
move forward with their
cases and it's prolonging
their detention," Lunn said.
Immigrant advocates have
long said that medical
care at immigration deten-
tion facilities is subpar, and
they've filed several law-
suits after deaths or injuries
in detention.
Elizabeth Jordan of the
Civil Rights Education and
Enforcement Center said
screenings at immigration
detention centers are in-
adequate. She said she
doesn't have any current
clients who are quaran-
tined in Aurora, but regu-
larly interviews detainees
there and has had clients
there in the past.
"Neglect, I think, is not really
strong enough to describe
what's happening in there,"
Jordan said. For example,
there's only one physician
on staff, Jordan said.
ICE spokeswoman Alethea
Smock said there are 271
detainees quarantined in
four pods in the Aurora fa- This April 15, 2017, file photo, shows the entrance to the GEO Group's immigrant detention facility in Aurora, Colo.
cility. Over 1,200 detainees Associated Press
are currently housed there.
ICE officials said its quick Jordan said it's difficult for west of Lafayette, about recreation and dining, it's Cox said 18 people have
reaction has led to a very immigrants who are quar- 300 detainees are quaran- just that they have to stick had mumps at the Pine
low transmission rate and antined to access their at- tined, spokesman Bryan D. with the people they're Prairie facility. They come
that it's monitoring detain- torneys. She had clients Cox said. Cox said those quarantined with. Detain- from eight different coun-
ees and employees for who were quarantined at who are in what the agen- ees also have access to at- tries and were arrested
signs of illness at the facil- a facility in California last cy calls a medical cohort torneys and are offered a between June of last year
ity, which has seen a spike year after a chicken pox still have access to outdoor mask. and January 2019.q
in the number of detainees outbreak that she couldn't
who came through the reach to relay important
southern border. They say information about their
they have taken a number cases.
of measures to prevent the Jordan said the Aurora lo-
spread of communicable cation has a phone system
diseases, such as initial attorneys can use to reach
medical screening and a detainees.
full medical check-up with- In Pine Prairie, about 65
in 14 days. miles (104 kilometers) north-