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August 17, 2020

Lawyers Say Guards at Immigration Jail "Systematically" Sexually Assaulted Prisoners
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In immigration news, Pro Publica and The Texas Tribune report guards at
an Immigration and Customs Enforcement jail in El Paso, Texas,
systematically sexually assaulted and harassed at least three prisoners.
A 32-year-old Salvadoran woman who was recently released from the ICE
facility brought the accusations to light and told her attorneys she
feared for other prisoners still in custody. The assaults would
allegedly take place in areas that were not recorded by surveillance
cameras. Another woman who came forward, a 35-year-old mother from
Mexico, faces deportation this week as attorneys demand a criminal
investigation.


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