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October 7, 2014

Texas: Guards Accused of Sexually Assaulting Immigrants at Private Detention Center 
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Immigrant women imprisoned in South Texas have accused guards of
sexually assaulting them. The Karnes County detention center just opened
in August. It is run by the private firm The Geo Group. The center holds
more than 500 mothers and children, most of whom are seeking asylum
after fleeing violence and persecution in Central America. A federal
complaint filed last week says guards are promising women help with
their immigration cases in return for sexual favors and removing them
from their cells at night to sexually abuse them. We will have more on
the new family detention center, as well as on the crisis of abortion
access in Texas, on Wednesday, when we broadcast live from San Antonio.

 

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