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Government abdicating responsibility on deaths in detention

Fri, 03/05/2010 - 14:47

From Restore Fairness blog

No one doubts the immigration system is broken. But with the dilly dallying that seems to have enveloped any immigration reform legislation, families continue to be broken up and lives continue to be lost in the vast immigration detention and deportation network.


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Shocking New York Times article uncovers efforts to conceal immigrant deaths in detention

Mon, 01/11/2010 - 15:18
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From Restore Fairness blog.

A New York Times article has revealed scathing information about grave abuses of power by immigration officials desperate to conceal the deaths and mistreatment of immigrants in detention. This includes covering up evidence of gross mistreatment, undercounting the number of detention deaths, discharging patients right before they die, and major efforts to avoid scrutiny from the news media.


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