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    Is OC Probation Deporting Too Many Youth?

    Gustavo Arellano on activists fighting OC's Probation Department.

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    By Gustavo Arellano • Jun 24, 2014 • 4m Listen

    For the past year, activists have been fighting the Orange County Probation Department over what they say is the undue reporting of undocumented youth to federal immigration authorities. Now, the activists are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to investigate the department, claiming they're overstepping their boundaries. Probation officials say they're merely following the law, and adjusting as necessary; activists say they're destroying families. Will the DHS follow through?

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      Gustavo Arellano

      columnist, LA Times

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