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The World Cup is lighting up the Otay Mesa Detention Center, turning TVs into communal screens where detainees from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala unite to cheer for Cape Verde — a tiny island nation defying odds by tying Spain and pushing Argentina to overtime. For Alcides Gomes, a Cape Verdean detainee who’s lived in Boston for decades and has U.S. citizen kids, the games offer rare pride and escape, even as he longs for his family. Amid reports of dire conditions and detainee deaths, the tournament brings fleeting joy, normalcy, and hope — proving that even behind bars, the world’s greatest sport can unite humanity.

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