Panel Video: Should ICE Release or Continue Detention for Aliens during Pandemic?

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Event Summary

The Center for Immigration Studies hosted a virtual panel discussion Monday, April 13, at 1 p.m. on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention and whether the institutional conditions of detention centers necessitate the release of immigrant detainees due to the coronavirus and the safety, and legal implications of releases.

Participants

Mark Krikorian
Executive Director
Center for Immigration Studies

Andrew Arthur
Resident Fellow in Law and Policy
Center for Immigration Studies

Dan Cadman
Fellow
Center for Immigration Studies

Thomas Hodgson
Sheriff
Bristol County


Panel Video

 

Panel Clips

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson launches prisoner release alert system to notify the public

 

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson explains jail's COVID-19 virus response

 

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson Discusses Who is Behind Detention Release Push