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"The Detained" is a short section about how private companies that own detention centers make money based on how many immigrants they hold at a given time. In Chapter 6, author Lauren Markham met Ernesto and Raul, who had become students at the school where she worked. She learned that they missed their court date. She helped them find legal representation and figure out what types of visas they may be eligible to apply for. "The Arrest" is a short section about the escalating violence on both sides of the law in El Salvador as law enforcement tries to curb the gang violence in the country. In Chapter 7, the twins and their lawyer worked hard to compile all of their paperwork in time for a new court date just before their eighteenth birthdays. The twins appeared in court on April 8th, and a judge granted their petition. This petition would most likely let them stay in the United States, pending review by immigration authorities.

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