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‘Unending nightmare': LA family details 120 days in ICE detention in Texas
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Darsha Philips , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· August 14, 2026
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A Los Angeles family spent months in an immigration detention center in Texas, fighting a never-ending battle against the U.S. government — not for something they did, but because of who they’re related to. The mother wrote a letter highlighting what her lawyers are calling “bloodline punishment....
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What is this story about? A Los Angeles family spent months in an immigration detention center in Texas, fighting a never-ending battle against the U.S. government — not for something they did, but because of who they’re related to. The mother wrote a letter highlighting what her lawyers are calling “bloodline punishment....
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