He Fled Persecution — and Then Was Locked Up in U.S. Detention for Over 800 Days | by John Washington

He Fled Persecution — and Then Was Locked Up in U.S. Detention for Over 800 Days
After leaving Cameroon for the United States, Nelson Achiri Geh was shuffled between three detention centers; at one point, he didn’t see the sun for six months
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Jul 22, 2019
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An ICE detention center in Georgia. Photo: Boston Globe/Getty Images
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John Washington is a writer and translator focusing on immigration and criminal justice. His first book on US asylum history/policy is forthcoming from Verso.
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