Timeline: Three months since the New Bedford raid
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April 20 Lawyers for some detained workers said many of the workers then being held in Texas waived their right to fight deportation because they were intimidated by immigration authorities, denied meaningful access to a lawyer, or did not understand what they were doing because of language barriers and low education levels.

April 20


Lawyers for some detained workers said many of the workers then being held in Texas waived their right to fight deportation because they were intimidated by immigration authorities, denied meaningful access to a lawyer, or did not understand what they were doing because of language barriers and low education levels.
(Lilo Mancia, whose wife remained in custody, held his son Jeffrey at a press conference on April 3. Dominic Chavez/Gobe Staff Photo)
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