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Immigrant detentions spark Mexican backlash

Jed Kim Feb 14, 2017
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Immigrant detentions spark Mexican backlash

Jed Kim Feb 14, 2017
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Immigrant rights groups are condemning the detention of hundreds of people over the past week in what they are calling evidence of a crackdown by U.S. authorities. President Trump said he’s just keeping his campaign promises to expel criminals. But the tougher U.S. position is sparking a backlash in Mexico and among immigrant groups in the U.S.

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