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ORR Refuses to Free Migrant Kids from NY Facilities Where 3 Staff Tested Positive for COVID-19

HeadlineMar 24, 2020

In New York, officials with the Office of Refugee Resettlement have refused to free migrant children who are currently being held in two facilities where staff members tested positive for coronavirus. The officials say they will not be released to sponsors, who are usually family members, until quarantines at the facilities are lifted.

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