Chantal Da Silva

"A lot of people have started to just cry in the waiting room," Dr. Bhavik Kumar told Newsweek.

ICE is working with the State Department to bring U.S. citizens and permanent residents back to the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"COVID-19 has been especially devastating for the hotel industry," says Chip Rogers, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

"We also have families and children," said Ingrid, an undocumented worker in Washington, D.C.

"That's not what this briefing was scheduled for," said CNN's John King.

Meanwhile, more than 90% of people are living in countries with travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

ICE said allegations of how detainees were treated during the exchange were "extremely exaggerated."

"Abortion is essential health care," said Alexis McGill Johnson, the acting president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Five ICE workers at detention facilities have also tested positive for COVID-19.

If the government cannot ensure remote hearings, it should release immigration detainees, advocates say.

"Leave the President's insults, false braggadocio, and outright lies on the editing room floor, where they belong," the petition states.

Immigration, civil rights and environmental groups have called on the Trump administration to halt border wall construction during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The roughly 40 people on board the deportation flight have been forced to go into quarantine.

"These accusations are false," said Deputy Campaign Manager and Communications Director Kate Bedingfield.

USAID officials also said it was important to recognize that the U.S. "is not the only donor in the world focusing on the COVID-19 outbreak."

"The spread of COVID-19 is measured in a matter of a single day — not weeks, months, or years," said U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in the Southern District of New York.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that Canada was against any militarization of the "the longest unmilitarized border in the world."

A total of 64 U.S. citizens were on board the return leg of an ICE removal flight on Wednesday.

"Don't stop going out," Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador told his citizens.

The protest group said it was the "first warning" for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to boost controls at the border.

The Crisis Text Line says it has also seen a rise in messages from young people who identify as Asian, LGBTQ and people who live in low-income areas.

Rights groups claim some ICE detention centers have not provided detainees with any information about COVID-19, so they may not know the symptoms or how to protect themselves.

An ICE detainee has also tested positive for coronavirus.

The COVID-19 outbreak has raised safety concerns for both asylum seekers and volunteers.

Some 13,500 U.S. citizens abroad have sought U.S. assistance in returning home, a senior State Department official has said.

White House and Senate negotiators said they are close to announcing a deal on a roughly $2 trillion stimulus package.

The Cook Children's Hospital saw a total of seven children admitted with suspect child abuse-related injuries in the span of less than a week.

The "Nine O'Clock Toast" will also be held to honor frontline workers combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Medical supply "hoarders" looking to sell face masks at high rates have been warned to turn in their goods.

"The family-run restaurant that is trying to stay open and pay its workers—they need a lifeline," said former Vice President Joe Biden.