Batavia Detention Center

30 detainees test positive for coronavirus at ICE detention center in Batavia

By Noelle E. C. Evans • 17 hours ago

Thirty detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, the center’s second COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began.

COVID-19 cases triple among detainees at Batavia detention center

By Noelle E. C. Evans • Apr 21, 2020

For the second week in a row, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among detainees at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia has more than tripled in a week.

Forty-five detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Monday. That’s more than any other detention facility in the country.

One of those who tested positive for the coronavirus is a man in his 30s from the Dominican Republic. His attorney, Siana McLean, said he also has asthma and high blood pressure.

COVID-19 cases nearly tripled in a week among detainees at Batavia detention center

By Noelle E. C. Evans • Apr 16, 2020

Eleven detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus at an immigration detention center in Batavia as of Wednesday. The number of confirmed cases has almost tripled since last week.

Last Thursday, when the first numbers out of Batavia were released, four detainees had tested positive for the virus.

Detainees at Batavia ICE facility say they are sick and haven't been tested for COVID-19

By Nick Lippa • Apr 9, 2020

Immigrant advocates are concerned not enough is being done to prevent COVID-19 from entering and spreading within the ICE detention facility in Batavia. ICE was in federal court Monday and provided steps they are taking to meet CDC standards. The same day, accounts from multiple detainees said there is a lack of testing, social distancing and medical care for those showing symptoms.

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WBFO's Nick Lippa reports with contributions from WXXI reporter Noelle Evans.

Advocates call for ICE detainees' release at Batavia amid threat of possible COVID-19 outbreak

By Noelle E. C. Evans • Mar 22, 2020

Advocates and immigration lawyers are calling for the release of detainees at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia amid concerns of a possible COVID-19 outbreak inside.

Rosa Santana is the program director at First Friends of New Jersey and New York near Newark, New Jersey. The project works directly with about 250 detainees and operates a hotline.