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Detainees Refute ICE's Denials of Abuse

By Nina Shapiro
Seattle Weekly | August 18, 2008
A recent report, based on interviews with 41 detainees over a period of eight months in 2007 and 2008, alleges various "human rights violations" at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Wash., including inadequate medical care, lack of due process, and physical abuse.
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Tags: Immigration, ICE, prisoners, detainees, immigrants, abuse, human rights, crime & justice, OneAmerica, Seattle University School of Law, Tacoma

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