Low vaccinations, rising infections and more crowding at ICE detention centers 

Last year, many facilities run by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) became COVID-19 hot spots. Now, infections at these facilities are rising again as vaccination rates remain low, below the national average and rates at federal prisons. The World’s immigration editor Monica Campbell reports.

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