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March 17, 2009

Record Number of Immigrants Being Held in US
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The US government is now holding a record number of immigrants in jail.
A new report by the Associated Press found that 32,000 immigrants were
being held as of January, nearly five times the number held in 1994.
According to the AP, 58 percent of the immigration detainees do not have
an attorney.



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