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Immigration

Rashah McChesney

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Gulf States Newsroom

Spurred by slow deportation wait times, Louisiana ICE detainees attempted a hunger strike

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick

A man held at the ICE facility in Jena said detainees are being held in some cases up to three months after receiving their final deportation notices.
Rashah McChesney

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Gulf States Newsroom

A small team works to aid immigrants in Louisiana: ‘Do the best you can with the time you have’

Bobbi-Jeanne Misick

Three women detail the grueling, personal work behind regular visits to Louisiana’s detention centers to help immigrants make it through the asylum process.