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April 2, 2010

Haitian Earthquake Survivors Freed from Immigration Jails
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And forty Haitian earthquake survivors have been freed after spending
more than two months in Florida immigration jails since their arrival in
the United States. Some of the survivors came in on US military planes
only to be detained for not having visas. None of them have any criminal
history. The survivors were released on Thursday after the New York
Times published a widely-circulated story on their incarceration.
Lawyers say the detainees received little or no mental healthcare for
the trauma they suffered during the earthquake. At least two earthquake
survivors are said to remain at the jails, including one who was flown
to the U.S. for medical care.



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