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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Migrants dispute official story about detention center fire

    Dozens of people died in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Mexico. President López Obrador says migrants started it, but many details remain unclear.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Michell Eloy • Mar 28, 2023 • 10m Listen

    Dozens of people died in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Mexico. President López Obrador says migrants started it, but many details remain unclear.

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    Battle for better welfare, life inside migrant detention centers
    1. 0:00Migrants dispute official story about detention center fireYou’re reading this
    2. 10:37Rich Angelenos scramble to sell homes ahead of mansion tax deadline
    3. 21:24For better welfare, poor women stormed Vegas Strip in 1970s
    4. 38:51Spring into ‘rissoti’ with strawberries — or savory veggies
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Battle for better welfare, life inside migrant detention centers
    1. 0:00Migrants dispute official story about detention center fireYou’re reading this
    2. 10:37Rich Angelenos scramble to sell homes ahead of mansion tax deadline
    3. 21:24For better welfare, poor women stormed Vegas Strip in 1970s
    4. 38:51Spring into ‘rissoti’ with strawberries — or savory veggies
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand