A new WNYC report shows 20% of the ICE detainees in Hudson, Bergen, and Essex Counties have been released over the last month due to risks of contracting the coronavirus. In Essex County, where an inmate died from COVID-19, officials will begin testing every inmate and detainee to slow the spread. Senior Correspondent David Cruz spoke about the aggressive tactics with Phil Alagia, who oversees the detention center.
Essex officials say ICE has released 82 detainees
Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.