Immigration Detention

A federal judge granted <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Immig.Detain.pdf"><strong>limited discovery</strong></a> Monday to a provisionally certified class of asylum-seekers who claim that five immigration field offices are violating the Trump administration’s alleged policy, by detaining people even after determining they have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge granted limited discovery Monday to a provisionally certified class of asylum-seekers who claim that five immigration field offices are violating the Trump administration’s alleged policy, by detaining people even after determining they have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries.

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