DHS watchdog to investigate COVID-19 cases in ICE detention facilities

The inspector general (IG) for the Department of the Homeland Security penned a letter to Senate Democrats Tuesday, informing them that he would open a requested investigation into coronavirus cases at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers.”We are planning a review of ICE’s efforts to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in its facilities,” Joseph Cuffari wrote. “The objective of our planned review is to determine…