Though federal immigration detention facilities across the country have tested only a small portion of their 30,000 detainees, nearly 900 have been found to be positive for the coronavirus.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported that 869 detainees of the 1,686 who have undergone tests were infected. The hundreds of sick detainees stretch across 40 ICE facilities, which include local jails, ICE-run facilities, and private prisons.

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