
California Dems ask Newsom to clear up confusion over getting COVID vaccines to detained immigrants
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California lawmakers have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to address concerns they have about how detained immigrants will get the coronavirus vaccine.
The confusion reportedly arose after the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said that it would leave vaccine distribution up to the states to organize, claims the letter. The Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this month that in collaboration with federal partners, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will work to set up temporary vaccine distribution sites nationwide. It added that ICE and Border Protection officials "will not conduct enforcement operations at or near vaccine distribution sites or clinics." "DHS and its Federal government partners fully support equal access to the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine distribution sites for undocumented immigrants," the department said in a statement.More Related News