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San Francisco drag queen released by ICE and granted asylum after three-month detention

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Hilary Rivers was released on 20 September after being arrested by ICE agents outside an immigration court on 26 June, a day after competing at the annual Miss and Mr Safe Latino pageant.

The drag queen spoke to El Tecolote and 48 Hills about the violence she endured while in detention, and about her fight for freedom.

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