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    Federal Immigration Agents Are Back in LA County Jails

    Last May, the LA Board of Supervisors limited the access of federal immigration agents to County jails. Now, Sheriff Jim McDonnell says he's opened the jail up again . We asked the Sheriff and Board members to join our program; they haven't responded.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 24, 2015 • 13m Listen

    Last May, the LA Board of Supervisors limited the access of federal immigration agents to County jails. Now, Sheriff Jim McDonnell says he's opened the jail up again. We asked the Sheriff and Board members to join our program; they haven't responded.

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    A Memorial to Comfort Women in San Francisco
    1. 0:17Federal Immigration Agents Are Back in LA County JailsYou’re reading this
    2. 13:40Memorializing Victims of a Shameful Past
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Jennie Pasquarella

      ACLU of Southern California

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      Ira Mehlman

      Federation for American Immigration Reform

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    A Memorial to Comfort Women in San Francisco
    1. 0:17Federal Immigration Agents Are Back in LA County JailsYou’re reading this
    2. 13:40Memorializing Victims of a Shameful Past
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