IMPORTANCE OF ISSUE
Since its inception, America has continuously dealt with immigration. Aversion and hostility usually welcome immigrant communities. Still, how the American government chooses to deal with the influx in migrating population has been disputed. Only a fraction of the population in detainment are illegal immigrants are a threat to the society. Many detainees are women and children asylum seekers from violence-stricken countries in Central America. Even worse, some of the people in these detention centers are legal immigrants who were arrested on misdemeanor charges. Policies on immigration detention must be reformed due to staggering amount of faultily detained migrants, poor treatment and unethical practices.
DEFINITION OF THE ISSUE Many immigration advocates are pushing for a reform of immigration detention policies in America. Although the rate of illegal immigration has decreased, the number of detention inmates has steadily increased. Without proper knowledge, criminalization has become a stereotype of immigrants coming from the Mexican border, yet many have little to no criminal history. America has a history of …show more content…
Lyttle, a legal citizen, was detained for nearly two months and then deported in 2008 after an ICE official presumed that his name was an alias. Having tried, and failed, multiple times to reenter the United States, he wandered through Mexico and Central America virtually dispossessed. It was not until a Guatemalan police officer notified the U.S. Embassy who quickly disclosed his citizenship status. Stories like this are not uncommon as a result of policies, not providing legal counseling for detainees. Data shows that immigrants stay in detention centers for unregulated amounts of time, sometimes years as their cases are reviewed. Many people are falsely detained, and deported with no access to legal counsel cannot do anything about
Since its inception, America has continuously dealt with immigration. Aversion and hostility usually welcome immigrant communities. Still, how the American government chooses to deal with the influx in migrating population has been disputed. Only a fraction of the population in detainment are illegal immigrants are a threat to the society. Many detainees are women and children asylum seekers from violence-stricken countries in Central America. Even worse, some of the people in these detention centers are legal immigrants who were arrested on misdemeanor charges. Policies on immigration detention must be reformed due to staggering amount of faultily detained migrants, poor treatment and unethical practices.
DEFINITION OF THE ISSUE Many immigration advocates are pushing for a reform of immigration detention policies in America. Although the rate of illegal immigration has decreased, the number of detention inmates has steadily increased. Without proper knowledge, criminalization has become a stereotype of immigrants coming from the Mexican border, yet many have little to no criminal history. America has a history of …show more content…
Lyttle, a legal citizen, was detained for nearly two months and then deported in 2008 after an ICE official presumed that his name was an alias. Having tried, and failed, multiple times to reenter the United States, he wandered through Mexico and Central America virtually dispossessed. It was not until a Guatemalan police officer notified the U.S. Embassy who quickly disclosed his citizenship status. Stories like this are not uncommon as a result of policies, not providing legal counseling for detainees. Data shows that immigrants stay in detention centers for unregulated amounts of time, sometimes years as their cases are reviewed. Many people are falsely detained, and deported with no access to legal counsel cannot do anything about