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Close the Berks immigrant family detention center, Pennsylvania auditor general says

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale called for the closure of the Berks County family detention center, saying American taxpayers are spending $12 million a year to confine immigrants “who have done absolutely nothing illegal.”

This 2018 photo shows the Berks County detention center, one of three family migrant detention centers in the U.S. The center has been the target of protests by those who say Pennsylvania should have no part in confining children and families.
This 2018 photo shows the Berks County detention center, one of three family migrant detention centers in the U.S. The center has been the target of protests by those who say Pennsylvania should have no part in confining children and families.Read moreBill Uhrich / Reading Eagle File