Liberal group asks DHS not to arrest illegal immigrants at hospitals during coronavirus outbreak

The liberal think tank Center for American Progress asked the Trump administration not to allow federal immigration officers to arrest illegal immigrants visiting health facilities during the coronavirus epidemic.

“This proposal is not complicated—and it should not be controversial,” the center’s immigration policy staff wrote in a column published Tuesday. “People in immigrant communities may be apprehensive about seeking medical attention if they believe they have contracted the coronavirus. Not seeking medical advice and assistance could lead to further transmissions of the coronavirus within communities, jeopardizing the country’s response to the outbreak.”