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A Texas Immigration Lawyer Breaks Down Family Detention, Habeas Corpus, and Senate Bill 4
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The revival of the Dilley detention center and a scorched-earth approach to immigration arrests has led advocates to embrace a novel strategy rooted in old law.
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