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| County questions contract to jail illegal workers |
| By The Pioneer Press |
| Published: 12/19/2006 |
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ST. PAUL, MN - Ramsey County is considering giving up its lucrative contract with the federal government to house suspected illegal immigrants in the county jail, with one county commissioner saying the detentions raise a "moral issue." Commissioner Rafael Ortega said Monday he plans to ask administrators today whether the county can afford to say "no" to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which pays $80 a day per detainee for space in the St. Paul jail. The county received nearly $2 million from the agency last year. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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