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The Law of Immigration Detention


The Law of Immigration Detention: A Brief Introduction - CRS Reports

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizes— and in some cases requires—the Department of Homeland. Security (DHS) to detain ...

Detention Management - ICE

When a noncitizen is not subject to mandatory detention or is not deemed to be a public safety or flight risk, ICE exercises its discretion in ...

IMMIGRATION DETENTION AND REMOVAL: A Guide for Detainees ...

Many more crimes make immigrants including lawful permanent residents (green card holders) subject to mandatory detention and mandatory deportation. The effect ...

8 U.S. Code § 1226 - Apprehension and detention of aliens

8 U.S. Code § 1226 - Apprehension and detention of aliens · (A). to make available, daily (on a 24-hour basis), to Federal, State, and local authorities the ...

Immigration Detention 101

The average daily population of detained immigrants increased from approximately 7,000 in 1994, to 19,000 in 2001, and to over 50,000 in 2019. In Fiscal Year ...

Immigration Detention: A Legal Overview

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizes—and in some cases requires—the. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain ...

The Law of Immigration Detention: A Brief Introduction

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) authorizes— and in some cases requires—the Department of Homeland. Security (DHS) to detain ...

Immigration Detention Conditions | American Civil Liberties Union

Despite the explosive growth in immigration detention in recent years, there are no regulations or enforceable standards regarding detention conditions, ...

Immigration Detention & Enforcement

Men, women, and children apprehended by CBP or ICE are normally placed in removal proceedings and may be detained in one of the more than 200 jails and ...

Featured Issue: Immigration Detention and Alternatives to Detention

AILA calls on Congress to significantly reduce and phase out the use of immigration detention for immigration enforcement purposes.

Immigration Detention in the United States by Agency

After a noncitizen is processed by CBP at or near the border, the government can transfer the individual to ICE custody. Other noncitizens are detained in the ...

Legal Access in Detention: At a Glance - ICE

This information is meant to assist immigration legal representatives who represent individuals who are detained in ICE custody. August 2021. ERO | Custody ...

Detention & Deportation Defense | NWIRP.org

Immigration detention is the government's practice of incarcerating people as they go through deportation proceedings to determine whether they will be deported ...

Immigration Detention in the United States: A Primer

I mmigration detention is the practice of holding individuals in government custody for immigration violations, such as illegal entry or ...

Detention | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC

The ILRC provides resources and support to communities and organizations working to fight immigration detention and other enforcement issues.

Detention - Immigration Equality

U.S. immigration law requires that immigrants who have been convicted of certain crimes be detained without the possibility of being released on ...

Understanding US Immigration Detention: Reaffirming Rights and ...

Yet it mimics the criminal incarceration system and holds detained individuals in punitive, prison-like conditions. Within immigration detention centers, there ...

Detention Timeline — Freedom for Immigrants

October 2017 - The Dignity Not Detention Act passes in California, the first law of its kind to restrict the growth of for-profit immigration detention ...

Immigrants' Rights and Detention | American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the ...

Compilation of International Human Rights Law and Standards on ...

Compilation of International Human Rights Law and Standards on Immigration Detention. Click here to download. Support our work. Please help refugees in need ...