Hundreds of Minnesota immigration detainees remain in custody in Texas

Detained in Minnesota, stuck in Texas

Data obtained by Sahan Journal shows that of the 3,400 or so people detained in Minnesota and sent to Texas, 530 remained there as of early March. “Several local attorneys say those detainees are saddled with several challenges, including unsafe living conditions at detention facilities, difficulty accessing legal help since many Minnesota attorneys aren’t authorized to work in Texas, and a federal appeals court decision that allows the governme…

Texas judge denies petition to release woman detained in Minnesota with medical condition

A woman arrested in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge must remain in an immigration detention facility in Texas pending deportation proceedings even as she suffers excruciating pain from a large ovarian cyst at risk of rupture, a federal judge ruled.…

Hundreds of Minnesota immigration detainees remain in custody in Texas

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