show video detail

Woman In Jail Because Authorities Thought She Was Illegal
- Published_at:2012-08-10
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:TheYoungTurks
- tags: Briseira Torres, arizona undocumented, arizona illegal immigrants, Briseira Torres undocumented, Briseira Torres jail, arizona immigration laws, us immigration laws, arizona prop 100, prop 100
- description: "...the Maricopa County Attorney's Office alleged Briseira Torres, a shy, 31-year-old single mom from Glendale, was here illegally and that Briseira Torres was not her real name. She was accused of three counts of forgery, in part because her driver's license had her real name on it, which the MCAO thought was bogus. Following her arrest, she was held without bond in Estrella Jail for 4 1/2 months. Torres lost her home and car because she couldn't make the payments as she endured Estrella's harsh conditions, lousy food, and detention officers. Worst of all, she was separated from her 14-year-old daughter, who stayed with Torres' friend Amy Diaz while her mom was behind bars...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. *Read more here from Stephen Lemons in the Phoenix New Times: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2012-08-09/news/a-woman-was-held-in-jail-because-authorities-thought-she-was-illegal/ Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: http://www.fb.com/tytnation Follow Us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/theyoungturks Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/ Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: http://www.current.com/gettyt
ranked in date | views | likes | Comments | ranked in country (#position) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012-08-25 | 79,532 | 2,257 | 1,767 |
(![]() ![]() |
2012-08-26 | 87,212 | 2,277 | 1,784 |
(![]() ![]() |
2012-08-27 | 93,585 | 2,298 | 1,804 |
(![]() ![]() |
2012-08-28 | 101,318 | 2,320 | 1,819 |
(![]() ![]() |
2012-08-29 | 106,097 | 2,327 | 1,827 |
(![]() ![]() |