From the ACLU, this is at Liberty.

I'm Emerson Sykes, a staff attorney here at the ACLU and your host.

The coronavirus has spread quickly through communities around the world,

prompting physical distancing measures to keep people safe and flatten the curve.

But people in custody are especially at risk, because they're often held in close quarters

and lack decent medical care. Currently, nearly 36,000 people are being held by immigration

and customs enforcement, known as ICE, and they're all in grave danger. Almost immediately after

the virus broke out, the ACLU and

other advocates began arguing for the release of especially high-risk detainees, including people

who are elderly or have serious medical conditions. To date, the ACLU and our affiliates have

filed more than a dozen lawsuits across the country, and more than 50 detainees have been

released due to our efforts. ICE is now committed to releasing an additional 600 medically

vulnerable detainees. In this episode, we'll hear from two people who were recently released

from detention after our litigation, Alfredo Esparza and Mario Rodas Sr. and some of their family.

Then we'll speak with Eunice Cho, senior staff attorney at the ACLU's National Prison Project,

who's been leading this litigation effort.

A person arrived at the detention facility.

They said he had coronavirus.

And they warned everyone that the virus had hit the detention center.

They didn't do anything.

They only told us to wash our hands.

Alfredo Esposo was arrested by ICE in October of 2019 as he was leaving work one day.

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