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Arrested by Federal Agents, Some D.C. Residents Languished in Jail for Days

At least 11 defendants stayed in jail cells longer than the law allows, in what former prosecutors and criminal lawyers see as a violation of their constitutional rights.

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Courts are grappling with an influx of cases since National Guard troops and federal agents fanned out across the streets of Washington.
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How Local Jails Are Helping ICE Detentions

As ICE detains more immigrants and detention centers exceed capacity, the agency is turning to local jails. Allison McCann, a reporter and graphics editor for The New York Times, visited one jail holding detainees in Ohio.
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ICE Opens Immigrant Detention Center in Louisiana’s Angola Prison

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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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem toured the prison on Wednesday.
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