China News Service, July 14th, according to Reuters, the head of a private contractor operating an immigration detention center in the United States on the 13th local time testified in Congress that nearly 1,000 employees tested positive for the new crown virus. The spread of the epidemic in nearly 70 immigration detention centers across the United States has raised concerns.

  According to reports, the heads of four companies reported the infection of their employees when answering questions from lawmakers. The four companies are CoreCivic, The GEO Group, Management & Training Corporation and LaSalle Corrections. These companies signed contracts with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) to detain immigrants.

Data Map: On April 6, 2019 local time, Palmview, Texas, USA, border patrol officers are searching for immigrants who entered the country illegally.

  According to previous reports by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau, 45 of its direct employees working in immigration detention centers were diagnosed with new crowns. However, most employees in private detention centers work for private contractors and are therefore not included in the statistics of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.

  The report said that lawmakers expressed concern about the spread of the epidemic in nearly 70 immigration detention centers across the United States. At present, more than 3,000 immigrants detained by the Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement Bureau have tested positive. However, some of them have recovered or been released. In addition, two immigrants detained died of new coronavirus infection.

  The US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rice (Kathleen Rice) said that many employees had submitted reports reflecting issues such as personal protective equipment rationing, insufficient medical care, and delays in detection of the new crown virus.

  Up to now, there are nearly 22,580 immigrants detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau, which is a significant decrease compared with the average number of immigrants detained more than 50,000 per day in fiscal 2019. In recent months, the number of immigrants arrested at the US-Mexico border has declined, and the court has ordered the release of detained immigrants on the grounds of the risk of the new coronavirus.