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ICE detainees held in rural areas, far from legal assistance

ICE detainees held in rural areas, far from legal assistance

10/19/2019

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ICE detainees held in rural areas, far from legal assistance

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ICE detainees held in rural areas, far from legal assistance

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently detaining more than 51,000 people. But with detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border at capacity, more than half of those detainees are being held in remote prisons and jails, often far from legal representation. In the first of a two-part series, Joanne Elgart Jennings reports from Louisiana in partnership with The New Orleans Advocate.

10/19/2019

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