Immigration
Mar. 27, 2009
Mentally Ill Detainees Held Without Contact
Federal immigration officials have held mentally ill immigrant detainees in a little known network of private psychiatric hospitals in Southern California beyond the reach of their families and lawyers in apparent violation of state law, the Daily Journal has learned.




Daily Journal Staff Writer Federal immigration officials have held mentally ill immigrant detainees in a little known network of private psychiatric hospitals in Southern California beyond the reach of their families and lawyers in apparent violation of state law, the Daily Journal has learned. At least two of those detained were permanent residents of the U.S. The men, who were facing deportation charges after serving time for...
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