POLITICSMISSOURI INDEPENDENT
Voluntary departures spike as immigrants face squalid detention, pressure to leave
A surge in voluntary departure agreements under the Trump administration has raised concerns about unfair pressure on immigrants to leave the U.S., despite legal rights to stay. Mandatory detention policies and squalid detention conditions are cited as factors driving the sevenfold increase compared to the Biden administration's figures.
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