Hundreds riot at LA detention center for illegal immigrants

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Posted on: April 25th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Immigration ] [ Eye Openers ] [ California ] [ Los Angeles ]
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“Hundreds of illegal immigrants awaiting deportation rioted at a county-run detention center and had to be subdued with tear gas, authorities said Wednesday.

The riot Tuesday started as a fight between detainees from rival gangs and spread to the detention center’s outdoor yard, said Virginia Kice, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”*

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