Maybe it is time that we as a nation re-evaluate, and recognize the humanity of all people. Our quarantine seems difficult, indefinite and uncertain. So does theirs. To them, the circumstances of COVID-19 are nothing new.

"We are literally prisoners and there's nothing we can do. Just wash our hands and try to keep things clean."

FFI will now provide comprehensive bi-weekly updates about the impact of COVID-19 on detained people through info gathered through first-hand accounts and media reports.

As the pandemic continues to spread inside detention centers, ICE says less than 2 percent of its detained population has been classified for potential release.

Jarred Bean's timely essay provides stark parallels between ethnic cleansing and the government's response to the COVID-19 crisis.

One week after launching its COVID-19 hotline and interactive COVID-19 map, FFI has posted 89 reports from detention centers around the country that cite instances of unsanitary conditions, inadequate medical services and protests.

"We inside the prisons are unable to take hardly any prevention measures to avoid contagion..."

In times of global pandemic, the risk of abuse with no oversight is at an all-time high. This is why FFI has launched the COVID-19 Detention Hotline.