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They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation
ICE conducted 26 flights transferring asylum seekers from Minnesota to Texas detention centers in January, with some detainees fast-tracked for deportation, advocates say.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement moved asylum seekers and resettled refugees from Minnesota to Texas detention centers, with advocates reporting at least 100 people flown shackled for questioning and reprocessing.
- The administration initiated a sweeping review of refugee admissions with an initial focus on 5,600 people, while Trump officials moved late last year to reinterview certain refugees admitted under prior policies.
- Amiin Harun, attorney in Minneapolis, says some clients were on flights to Texas within 90 minutes of arrest, and detainees were shackled and interrogated with limited attorney or family access.
- Late Wednesday, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order halting arrests and detentions of resettled refugees in Minnesota and ordered their immediate release and a detainee list, while advocates report panic, missed appointments, and some stranded in Texas without identification or money.
- U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar reported 3,080 people were held at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, as of Dec. 19, a site built for 5,000 detainees linked to rights violations and three deaths.
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They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation
Dozens of asylum seekers, as well as refugees who passed a rigorous, years-long vetting process before being admitted to the United States, have been arrested in Minnesota in recent weeks, immigration lawyers and advocates say.
·Atlanta, United States
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