Sophie Murguia is an associate editor on the investigations desk at Pacific Standard, where she oversees research and fact-checking. Previously, she was a senior editorial fellow at Mother Jones in San Francisco. She is a graduate of Amherst College and Columbia Journalism School.
It's the latest sign that the agency is finding ways to get around a state law restricting immigration detention, a trend that concerns immigration advocacy groups.
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