But frequently they're in there for months and they don't hear anything. They don't know the status of their case. They don't know if they're going to be deported tomorrow or. Or the next day. I recently spoke with a woman who had been detained since they began holding female detainees. The minute she sat down in front of me, she literally started crying, and she asked me, will I be in here forever? (42:48–42:56)
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