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Immigrant rights group sues Trump over denying bond for asylum seekers

caption: FILE: Detainees play basketball at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma
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FILE: Detainees play basketball at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma
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Kim Malcolm talks with Matt Adams, legal director with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

On May 2, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration over an order from Attorney General William Barr that would deny bond hearings for asylum seekers.

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