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Detainees Seek U Visas Amid Civil Rights Probe | New York City News
Ten detainees at Newark’s Delaney Hall ICE facility are making a bold legal move—seeking U visas typically reserved for crime victims who assist law enforcement—in hopes of avoiding deportation. Their case, submitted two weeks ago to New Jersey’s Attorney General, ties into her ongoing civil rights probe into the facility, where detainees staged a high-profile hunger and labor strike earlier this summer. One detainee, a Peruvian man whose transfer sparked nationwide protests, is among those applying. Though the AG’s office has acknowledged receipt, no decision timeline exists. If certified…
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