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Preventing “Double Punishment”: Inside the Campaign to End California’s Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline
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California law enforcement agencies annually transfer hundreds of prisoners — including Southeast Asian refugees who have already completed their sentences — to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, often setting them on a path to deportation.
The Yappie’s Katelyn Monaco and Samson Zhang spoke with a coalition of activists who have worked since 2011 to get the practice banned.
