Tens of thousands of people were detained and deported during US government shutdown
by Will Craft, Andrew Witherspoon and José Olivares from World news | The Guardian on (#71N06)
As most government business halted during the shutdown, immigration agents continued their raids
US immigration officials arrested, detained and deported tens of thousands of people in operations nationwide during the federal government shutdown, new data reveals.
The arrests have led to a marked increase in the number of people held in immigration jails, with more than 65,000 currently detained nationwide - the highest number of people in immigration detention ever.
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