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ROBBINS, L. (2016). 22 migrant women held in pennsylvania start a hunger strike to protest detention. New York: New York Times Company.
EDITORIAL (2016) Prisons Aren’t the Answer on Immigration
Hylton, Wil S.(Feb. 4, 2015) The Shame of America’s Family Detention Camps. New York Times Magazine
Carcamo, Cindy (July 6, 2016) U.S. must release child migrants held in family detention, court says
Planas, Roque.(June 2, 2016) Texas Judge Issues Another Blow To Family Detention
Planas, Roque (June 9, 2016) Obama Administration Wants Another Family Immigrant Detention Center
Constable. Pamela. (March 5, 2016) U.S. holding families in custody to keep others from crossing the border
Fernández, Valeria (Aug. 25, 2016) Moms go on a hunger strike to get themselves and their kids out of immigration detention
Yu Hsi Lee, Esther (Oct 23, 2015) The End Is Near: Why Family Detention May Soon Be Coming To A Close
Chan, Jennifer (2015) The Complex History and Tragic Return of Family Detention
United States. Department of Homeland Security (Sept. 30, 2016) Report of the DHS Advisory Committee on Family Residential Center
Cadman, Dan (June 2015) Why Alien Detention Is Necessary
Vaughan, Jessica (July 24, 2014) Border Patrol: Illegal Surge Is Mostly Families, Not Unaccompanied Kids

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