California prisons target inmates that appear ‘foreign-born,’ lawsuit alleges
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A California lawsuit alleges that hundreds of inmates are being referred to U.S. immigration based on their ethnicity and national origin even if they are citizens and lawful residents
Lawyers representing former and current inmates said in a news release announcing the lawsuit that California's policies and practices target immigrants and refugees based on place of birth, race and other prohibited classifications.
Corrections officials refer hundreds of people each year to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, for possible deportation, even those born in the U.S., the lawsuit states.
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