U.N. Independent Expert on Rights of Migrants Begins Fact-Finding Mission in United States (4/30/2007)

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Official Visit Includes a Tour of the US-Mexico Border and Immigrant Detention Facilities

SAN DIEGO - The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed the official fact-finding visit to the United States by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants. The ACLU is among the select groups and individuals that will be meeting with the Special Rapporteur over the next three weeks to testify about the conditions of immigrants and migrants living in the United States.

“The visit of the Special Rapporteur is a critical opportunity to shed light on human rights violations of migrants in the United States,â€