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Experts weigh in on private detention centers following Biden's executive order 2 months 1 week 4 days ago Monday, February 01 2021 Feb 1, 2021 February 01, 2021 3:19 PM February 01, 2021 in News - Local Share: Last year, when 33-year-old Hilder Lainez-Alvarez was arrested after crossing the border illegally, he was taken to the El Valle Detention Center in Raymondville, then the ICE Detention Center in Port Isabel. The Nicaraguan native said that both detention centers were overcrowded, and that he contracted COVID-19 at the El Valle Detention Center. Lainez-Alvarez says since he has severe ...

'It's exciting to see': Number of women running in N.L.'s 2021 election rises CBC/Radio-Canada © CBC There are 12 more women running in this year's general election than in 2019. Nominations for the province's 2021 general election officially closed on Saturday, with 41 women and one non-binary candidate in the running.  In this election, 12 more women have put their name on the ballot compared to the previous election in 2019, where 29 women ran. In 2015, there were 33. "It's exciting to see the number of women candidates growing, and also other forms of diversity e...

For female candidates, the 2021 campaign trail is littered with sexism It's been only a few days of door-knocking, but women running for office in all three parties say they've dealt with harrassment, inappropriate comments and more. Social Sharing Posted: Jan 21, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: January 21 From left, PC Kristina Ennis, NDP Alison Coffin and Liberal Sarah Stoodley all say they've encountered sexism and harassment on the campaign trail.(CBC) In preparing for her first election run, Kristina Ennis never expected what would be called into question during her first days of door k...