3 ICE Detainees In Georgia Test Positive For Coronavirus

GEORGIA — Three men in Georgia immigration detention centers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

According to a Friday post on ICE's website, one of the men with COVID-19 is detained in the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla. The other two men are being held in Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the man in the Ocilla facility is a 55-year-old Colombian national. The two detainees in Lumpkin are a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man and a 34-year-old Honduran man. They are among 50 ICE detainees who have confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The Stewart Detention Center in Southern Georgia had already banned social visitation to detainees on March 14 because of COVID-19 concerns. However, that wasn't enough to prevent an employee from testing positive back in late March. CoreCivic, the Nashville-based center owners, confirmed the employee case on March 31.

On Thursday, ICE officials also announced 15 confirmed cases among employees working in immigration detention centers. Another 65 ICE employees also have tested position, but are not assigned to facilities.

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