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pcdb

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8. I think it's because they're contesting their deportation orders

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:34 AM

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They're free to leave the detention centers whenever they want, they just have to go back to their country of origin. The problem is that these detention centers are being used to compel immigrants to drop their legal claims and leave the US.

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If deportation is the objective, what are the "detention centers" for, with people being held indefinitely? [View all] Sogo Tuesday OP

Propping up the commercial real estate industry leftstreet Tuesday #1

Profit! SheltieLover Tuesday #2

Profit JBTaurus83 Tuesday #3

"Profit"...BINGO!!! Who is running the "detention centers"? and how much are they being paid "per head" mitch96 Tuesday #6

In Trump's fantasies, after the immigrants are deported, the detention centers are for the liberals and Democrats. Intractable Tuesday #4

Getting the public used to concentration camps in their home town. This Hitler playback MUST STOP NOW. usonian Tuesday #5

Do you remember all that right-wing noise about FEMA camps? JHB Tuesday #7

Every accusation is a confession... intheflow Wednesday #9

I think it's because they're contesting their deportation orders pcdb Wednesday #8

Private prisons need inmates malaise Wednesday #10

Private companies collect fees for every detainee they hold, for however long they hold them. eppur_se_muova Wednesday #11