Members of Congress Call for Increased Oversight At CoreCivic Detention Facility In Torrance County

U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) are calling on DHS officials to increase oversight on CoreCivic’s management of the Torrance County Detention Facility in Estancia, New Mexico, after Haitian asylum seekers have faced significant barriers to legal counsel.

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