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  • US immigration authorities say they will not arrest undocumented migrants at health care facilities, except in extraordinary circumstances, amid a spreading coronavirus epidemic. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) in the past year has intensified its campaign to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, sweeping them up at public facilities including courthouses where they might be taking part in legal cases. But the agency said late Wednesday that, given the global coronavirus epidemic, migrants without documents could feel safe visiting doctors and health-related offices. "During the COVID-19 crisis, ICE will not carry out enforcement operations at or near health care facilities, such as hospitals, doctors' offices, accredited health clinics, and emergent or urgent care facilities, except in the most extraordinary of circumstances," ICE said in a statement. "Individuals should not avoid seeking medical care because they feat civil immigration enforcement." ICE also said it will narrow the scope of its arrests to those undocumented immigrants who pose "public safety risks" or face serious criminal charges. Others will not be targeted "until after the crisis," it said. President Donald Trump has tasked ICE to round up and expel illegal immigrants, who number more than 10 million, many having been in the country for decades. ICE says it focuses only on those with legal records, but has faced resistance from law enforcement in communities that broadly accept the migrants' presence. The epidemic has also forced the suspension of some US deportation flights to Central America. On Wednesday El Salvador said the flights were suspended to prevent repatriated migrants from spreading the COVID-19 disease. The Central American country has yet to record a confirmed case but last weekend its Congress announced a state of emergency, restricting freedom of movement and banning entry for foreigners, as well as requiring all returning nationals to undergo 20 day quarantine. pmh/jm/to
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  • COVID-19: US migrant cops pledge no arrests at hospitals
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