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January 25, 2010

Haitian Activist Jean Montrevil Released from ICE Detention
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And prominent Haitian community activist has been released from jail
after being held for three weeks in detention by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement. Jean Montrevil’s scheduled deportation was indefinitely put
off after the earthquake in Haiti. Since late December, immigrant rights
groups and clergy have organized a series of protests calling for
Montrevil’s release.



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