US to reportedly offer COVID-19 vaccines to illegal immigrants in custody

The Biden administration will reportedly offer COVID-19 vaccinations to illegal immigrants in US custody at the southern border, amid record crossings and a surge in infections nationwide.

The Department of Homeland Security will provide the single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab to migrants soon after they cross the border and wait to be processed by US Customs and Border Protection, two agency officials with knowledge of the plan told The Washington Post. So far, only a limited number of illegal immigrants have been inoculated while held in longer-term US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities, according to the paper.