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Trump to roll back health and safety standards for detained immigrants

caption: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle in downtown Seattle
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle in downtown Seattle
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Kim Malcolm talks with New York Times reporter Caitlin Dickerson about new regulations that would roll back health and safety standards for detained immigrants.

The new rules would apply to local jails, and other other facilities that house people facing criminal charges and immigration charges. For now, they wouldn't apply to the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.

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