Critics are questioning the decision to hold immigrants at the maximum-security facility known as Angola, which has a troubled history.

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For many displaced by Hurricane Katrina, distance did not diminish their bond with the city they left behind, even as they built new lives.

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The Category 2 hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall. Still, it’s drawing notice as the first named storm to reach hurricane strength this year.

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The shanty boat was bound for New Orleans, but the destination mattered less than the challenges, chance encounters and lessons learned along the way.