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NYC Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Queens Detention Center

Posted December 12, 2011 by Voices of NY

A Queens councilman has joined other New York lawmakers in calling for a federal investigation of a private company that runs detention centers where immigrants are held for deportation, including one in Jamaica, Queens.

To read the full story in the Queens Chronicle, click here.

This article originally appeared on Voices of NY.

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Tags : danny dromm, geo group, immigration detention, jamaica, paula neudorf, queens chronicle

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