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Changes May Be Ahead For California's Largest Immigrant Detention Center

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In the high desert of southern California, there's a town called Adelanto. For years, its survival has depended on the money it gets from detaining immigrants. But a state lawmaker wants to end the private detention contracts that are lucrative for Adelanto and other cities.

Lisa Pickoff-White (@pickoffwhite) and Julie Small (@smallradio2) from Here & Now contributor KQED report.

This article was originally published on May 29, 2017.

This segment aired on May 29, 2017.

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