Detention Reform Initiatives: ICE Issues New Procedure for Asylum Seekers
Friday, December 18th, 2009Effective January 04, 2010, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer detain asylum seekers arriving at U.S. ports of entry and who have a credible fear of persecution or torture. The revised guidelines announced on December 16, 2009 will permit parole from detention, which temporarily authorizes aliens to ...
