Immigration
Sep. 18, 2009
U.S. Settles Suit Over Immigrant Detention
Nearly a year after the Daily Journal first reported serious problems at a downtown Los Angeles Street basement facility used to hold immigrants, federal officials agreed to settle a lawsuit and improve conditions.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Nearly a year after the Daily Journal first reported serious problems at a downtown Los Angeles Street basement facility used to hold immigrants, federal officials agreed to settle a lawsuit and improve conditions. The agreement reached Monday bars federal officials from holding immigrants at the facility for longer than 12 hours. It also bans agents from shuttling detainees from the fac...
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