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48 Hours at El Refugio: A Haven for Families of ICE Detainees

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Maria describes the moment ICE snatched her fiancé as he left for work, upending their family's life.

This episode follows a 48-hour visit to El Refugio, a hospitality house in Georgia that supports families visiting loved ones at the Stewart Immigration Detention Center. Through interviews with volunteers and affected families, it exposes the human impact of ICE enforcement, including stories of racial profiling, emotional trauma, and political disillusionment.

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A shelter kitchen becomes a close, human look at immigration detention.

Set at El Refugio, the piece follows families waiting through visitation hours at Stewart and keeps its politics in the small, stubborn details: coffee on the table, vegan soup in a ziplock bag, women comparing how their husbands ended up locked up together.

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