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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

By Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica · October 14, 2026

They were victims, not abusers. That’s what they told police officers, attorneys, visitors and anyone else who would listen. It didn’t matter. The women were all taken to a sprawling immigration detention center in the woods of west Michigan and handed thin jumpsuits — red, to mark them as a high security risk. Inside…

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These Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.

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