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New Immigrant Detention Center Stirs Controversy

The newest detention center in Texas for migrant children started operating last week. But it's already drawing disapproval from immigration attorneys, including the team that helped shut down a troubled detention center near Austin in 2009.

By Joy Diaz, Texas Standard
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A facility at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio housing detained immigrant minors.
Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

The newest detention center in Texas for migrant children started operating last week. But it's already drawing disapproval from immigration attorneys, including the team that helped shut down a troubled detention center near Austin in 2009. Read the full story at KUT News.

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