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      COVID-19 outbreaks in U.S. immigrant detention centers: the urgent need to adopt CDC guidelines for prevention and evaluation

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          There have been several significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in federal immigrant detention centers, which lack clear and consistent guidelines across Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued detailed guidelines for the control, prevention, and evaluation of COVID-19 in detention facilities. While the DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has stated that it complies with CDC recommendations, its policies significantly differ from these CDC guidelines, placing detainees at risk for contracting COVID-19. This submission urges the adoption of CDC guidelines across DHS-associated facilities. Such a policy change has the potential to protect and save the lives of the most vulnerable populations under the auspices of the federal government.

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          Journal
          Clin Infect Dis
          Clin. Infect. Dis
          cid
          Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
          Oxford University Press (US )
          1058-4838
          1537-6591
          31 May 2020
          : ciaa692
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
          [2 ] Center of Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
          Author notes
          Address Correspondence to: Mark Travassos, MD, MSc, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, Room 480, Baltimore, MD 21201, mtravass@ 123456som.umaryland.edu , (410) 706-8695.
          Article
          ciaa692
          10.1093/cid/ciaa692
          7314161
          32474574
          7a9bead3-2918-4371-83fe-8a36dd7f732f
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          : 22 May 2020
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          Infectious disease & Microbiology
          covid-19,immigrants,detention facilities,refugees
          Infectious disease & Microbiology
          covid-19, immigrants, detention facilities, refugees

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