Federal Complaint Filed over Torrance County Detention Facility

9.1.23 – Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with Sophia Genovese from the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center to talk about a new complaint alleging human rights abuses at the Torrance County Detention Facility. The 186-page document highlights a litany of alleged violations, including rushed interviews advocates say jeopardize migrants’ safety while unjustly damaging their opportunity for asylum.   

Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 

Guest: Sophia Genovese, Managing Attorney, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center 

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Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say – Associated Press