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    Lawsuit alleges thousands of ICE detainees were forced into labor

    Photo by Barnellbe A lawsuit against private prisons has now been opened up to a class action that could involve some 60,000 undocumented workers. They've been detained by ICE at profit-making centers where many say they've been punished unless they perform labor for one dollar a day. Jackie Stevens, Director of Northwestern University's…

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 7, 2017 • 1 min read

    A lawsuit against private prisons has now been opened up to a class action that could involve some 60,000 undocumented workers. They've been detained by ICE at profit-making centers where many say they've been punished unless they perform labor for one dollar a day. Jackie Stevens, Director of Northwestern University's Deportation Research Clinic, has more.

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      Warren Olney

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      Jacqueline Stevens

      Northwestern University

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    House Republicans release their Obamacare replacement
    1. 1:24WikiLeaks posts trove of alleged CIA hacking documents
    2. 7:57Does Obamacare have a future after all?
    3. 42:15Lawsuit alleges thousands of ICE detainees were forced into laborYou’re reading this
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