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    LAND OF THE FEE

    This company helps immigrants get out of detention if they wear ankle monitors. It can be an expensive ticket to freedom.
    by Steve Fisher Aug 21, 2016 3 minutes

    SOFÍA WAS 19 when she fled El Salvador after receiving threats from a drug cartel. In late 2014, she was caught near San Diego by the US Border Patrol and sent to an immigration detention center in Eloy, Arizona. Following eight months in detention, she was desperate to reunite with her mother, who lives in Northern California. Like many detainees, Sofía was eligible for release on bond while awaiting her immigration court proceedings. But her bond, set at $15,000, was far more than she could afford.

    Then another detainee told Sofía about a company that could get

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