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Falsely Accused and Facing Deportation

Published March 24, 2017 at 1:29 PM EDT

In New York City, an undocumented man was mugged. Police detained and charged him instead. He was found innocent, but waited in prison for a trial for over a year. Now, he's high priority for removal.

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