Immigration officials say they have abandoned their plan to detain transgender immigrants at a detention facility in the high desert community of Adelanto. The facility would have been the first detention center in the nation to house transgender women alongside other female detainees. Some immigrant rights activists called the decision a victory, but others said they wouldn’t be satisfied until immigration officials release all lesbian, gay and bisexual detainees. “I cannot celebrate until my trans sisters are immediately released and safe. The inhumane treatment we receive inside detention centers creates severe trauma and makes it more difficult to reintegrate into...
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