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A lawsuit alleges that the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office detained a family after racially profiling them on suspicions that they were in the country illegally. Photo courtesy John Wilkerson/AP

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Vacationing While Latino: Family Sues for 'Pervasive' Profiling in Mississippi

A lawsuit on behalf of a Latino and Native American family from South Carolina alleges that Hancock County Sheriff's deputies detained and searched them while traveling through Mississippi because they …

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