Advance Morning News
It's Tuesday, October 7. Today, four Special Immigrant Juvenile Status young people, one of them held in Caroline Detention Center, are subject of ACLU lawsuit; and Mike 3-1 Marines land in FXBG.
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Lawsuit Filed by ACLU of VA Argues that Caroline Detention Facility is Unlawfully Holding Immigrants
By Adele Uphaus
Suit was filed on behalf of four plaintiffs with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, a path to lawful permanent residency for minors who entered the country after being abused, neglected, or abandoned.
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“Thank You for Coming Home”
By Martin Davis
For the men of the Mike 3-1 Marines, the months in Vietnam stay with them, but they’re finally telling their stories for others, and for themselves.
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