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Civil Rights

Jan. 1, 2009

Unrepresented Citizen Fights to Stay in U.S.

In September, Jose Ledesma was sent to a Southern California immigration detention center, marking the second time in three years that federal officials had detained the 25-year-old U.S. citizen.

By Sandra Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - In September, Jose Ledesma was sent to a Southern California immigration detention center, marking the second time in three years that federal officials had detained the 25-year-old U.S. citizen.

He was released Nov. 4, just hours after the Daily Journal contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement about his case.

During his two months in detention, Ledesma said he repeate...

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