A few days after being admitted to an immigration detention center, an immigrant suffered a heart attack that could have cost him his life. His wife said that the heart attack was due to negligence in medical care and the administering of medications. The incident, which occurred at the Mesa Verde prison, has intensified calls in Kern County for greater transparency at the controversial facility and the release of the detainee. Ruben Tapia has this report.
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