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9 Mexican Immigrants Win Lawsuit over Coerced Deportations

HeadlineAug 29, 2014

Nine Mexican immigrants who say they were coerced into accepting deportation have won the right to return to the United States. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of the immigrants last year, claiming they were misinformed and pressured into signing voluntary deportation paperwork. Under an agreement unveiled this week, immigration authorities have pledged to change their practices and provide detained immigrants with access to accurate information and outside communication. While the case applies only to nine people deported from California, a judge could potentially expand it to thousands of others.

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