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Pennsylvania detention center releases migrant families
March 1, 2021
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LEESPORT, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania facility used by the U.S. government to detain asylum-seeking immigrants has released several families and is no longer holding children and parents, according to activists and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.
The Berks County Residential Center outside Reading was one of three family detention centers in the U.S. that held children and parents who are seeking asylum or who entered the country illegally. Activists have long called for the detention center’s closure.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed Monday that no one is in custody at the facility.
A Pennsylvania facility used by the U.S. government to detain asylum-seeking immigrants has released several families and is no longer holding children and.
LEESPORT A Pennsylvania facility used by the U.S. government to detain asylum-seeking immigrants has released several families and is no longer holding chil
A Pennsylvania facility used by the U.S. government to detain asylum-seeking immigrants has released several families and is no longer holding children and parents, according to activists and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey.