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“Don’t let us die,” plead the women in a story on CBS News that profiles several people including Arlet Victoria Remón Pérez, 23, who emigrated from Cuba with her girlfriend. A former medical student, Remón-Perez says women in detention are not properly protected from COVID-19 and are scared. Close quarters and lack of supplies create a contagion nightmare, say lawmakers like Cory Booker, members of the Hispanic Caucus and over a dozen organizations have called for the responsible release of detainees until their court date.

No matter who or where you are in this uncertain time, it’s hard not to feel worried. For many Latinx and LGBTQ people nationwide, an extra layer of fear haunts their days and nights.