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Virginia: Undocumented Immigrant Receives $12,000 Settlement for Overdetention
by David M. Reutter
In May 2017, the sheriff’s office in Henrico County, Virginia entered into a $12,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging an undocumented immigrant was held in jail beyond his scheduled release date.
Following his arrest for drunk driving, James S. Alfaro-Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from El ...
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