Detained immigrants are seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, May 18, 2018.

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The United States runs the world’s biggest immigration detention system. A new law in California is trying to shrink it with mixed results.

The World

February 20, 2020 · 6:30 PM EST

By Monica Campbell

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Detainees are seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, May 18, 2018.

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