evidence: American Oversight has also continued its investigation of how the Trump administration is using the pandemic to further its far-right anti-immigration policies. In March, the Trump administration halted asylum claims processing at U.S. ports of entry, potentially violating the Refugee Act of 1980. At the same time, the CDC issued an order, extended earlier this month, and new rules, justifying the halt as a precaution for mitigating the spread of coronavirus. [...] Meanwhile, the federal government continues to deport people, moving people from overcrowded detention facilities across borders and effectively exporting the virus to other nations. In Guatemala, U.S. deportees make up roughly 19 percent of the country’s coronavirus cases. We filed FOIA requests with DHS for analyses and guidance from health agencies on the spread of coronavirus through deportations. We also asked DHS and the State Department for records of communications and meetings with the Guatemalan Ministry of Health. For more on our investigation into the government’s pandemic response and everything else we’ve been working on this week, read on: