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Deaf migrants deported without access to sign language interpreters

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By Shelly Brisbin Verified
| Houston Public Media (Houston, TX) Verified
(Pexels) When migrants who are deaf interact with immigration enforcement officials, they are supposed to have access to a sign language interpreter. But new reporting from Mother Jones has found that some of the more than 100 deaf immigrants who have been deported from the U.S. in 2026 have had no interpreters, or that the service was inadequate to their needs. Julia Métraux reports on disability issues for Mother Jones.
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Deaf migrants deported without access to sign language interpreters

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By Shelly Brisbin Verified
| KETR-FM Verified
When migrants who are deaf interact with immigration enforcement officials, they are supposed to have access to a sign language interpreter. But new reporting from Mother Jones has found that some of the more than 100 deaf immigrants who have been deported from the U.S. in 2026 have had no interpreters, or that the service was inadequate to their needs. Julia Métraux reports on disability issues for Mother Jones.
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Deaf migrants deported without access to sign language interpreters

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By Shelly Brisbin Verified
| Texas Public Radio (San Antonio, TX) Verified
When migrants who are deaf interact with immigration enforcement officials, they are supposed to have access to a sign language interpreter. But new reporting from Mother Jones has found that some of the more than 100 deaf immigrants who have been deported from the U.S. in 2026 have had no interpreters, or that the service was inadequate to their needs. Julia Métraux reports on disability issues for Mother Jones.
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