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Detained immigrants seeking asylum at border get help from Baltimore attorneys, law students

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Detained immigrants seeking asylum at border get help from Baltimore attorneys, law students

December 28, 2018 | Jean Marbella | Baltimore Sun
Domzal and a fellow attorney at Ballard Spahr, Michelle McGeogh, are among hundreds of lawyers across the country who have taken time away from their paid work to travel to remote detention centers and represent undocumented immigrants.
Tags: Deportation | Detention Centers | Pro Bono

Detained Immigrants Are Suing ICE For Access To Legal Representation To Fight Deportation

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Detained Immigrants Are Suing ICE For Access To Legal Representation To Fight Deportation

December 17, 2018 | Caitlin Cruz | Bustle
The case — Torres v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — contends that these men in ICE custody in southern California are limited in their time to make phone calls and that phone calls are "prohibitively expensive".
Tags: Deportation | Detention Centers

Immigrant after being reunited with son: ‘It was the hardest thing to ever happen’

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Immigrant after being reunited with son: ‘It was the hardest thing to ever happen’

July 26, 2018 | Daniella Diaz , Ryan Nobles | CNN
Two separate immigrant parents entered the United States illegally hoping to seek asylum when they arrived -- but instead experienced the trauma of being separated from their children for weeks, not knowing if they'd ever see them again.
Tags: Detention Centers | Family Separation