Individual facilities, which are often private and for-profit, have the authority to limit visits over COVID concerns. But immigrant advocates question whether the decisions are made in good faith.
were held in ICE facilities and roughly 600 of them were in isolation or monitoring for testing positive for COVID.
Hernandez said he understands that health and safety is a priority, but said that should not justify limiting visitation, which is crucial for the emotional and mental health of people detained. ICE says it offers several other forms of communication between detained people and their loved ones, including physical letters and video and phone calls.when social visits are restricted. But Duarte Bateman said that is often not the case because video calls can be costly. Hernandez says it costs $3.15 for 15 minutes. ICE didn't respond to questions from NPR about the cost of video calls.
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