Immigration detainees are being released from holding sites due to coronavirus risks

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A nationwide push to release detainees from immigration holding sites due to coronavirus concerns included a recent “Car-protest” in Eloy. Horizonte’s Jose Cardenas spoke about the effort to release detainees with Laura Bellows, an attorney for the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights project.

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Laura Bellows, attorney for the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights project

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