New York will have to pay $92 million in damages to 20,000 illegally detained immigrants

"As someone who has lived in fear of ICE and lost a year of my life to detention, I applaud this lawsuit and encourage anyone who has experienced similar treatment..."

"Between April 1, 1997, and December 21, 2012, thousands of migrants were held for days, weeks, or months longer than they should have been."

"New York was not the sanctuary city it later became, and authorities worked hand in hand with ICE, sending people directly from prison to be deported."

"...the Department of Corrections handed over more than 3,000 detainees to ICE... but time ran out. Reports say the detainees were held in total for more than 166,000..."

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