Newly obtained State Department emails from last spring highlight the prevalence of Covid-19 symptoms among migrants deported to Guatemala, where deportations exacerbated the spread of the coronavirus.
Records from the Department of State in response to American Oversight's request for records of meetings with the Guatemala Ministry of Health. These records include an email thread about repatriations to Guatemala.
As states across the country enter various phases of “reopening,” sobering news about the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to emerge.