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>> i'm here in a place where i'm being treated like a criminal. i'm leaving my family behind. basically my life has been destroyed because of this minor incident. >> reporter: jessica was jailed in one of 71 jurisdictions in 26 states nationwide where an immigration detention program known as 287g allows local sheriff's deputies to screen inmates to determine their immigration status. since january of 2007, local law enforcement trained by immigration and customs enforcement are credited with initiating removal proceedings of more than 158,000 illegal immigrants like jessica. the program's foc...
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