Immigration-Related Detention : Current Legislative Issues

By Siskin, Alison

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Title:	Immigration-Related Detention : Current Legislative Issues
Author:	Siskin, Alison
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Citation APA MLA Chicago Siskin, B. A. (n.d.). Immigration-Related Detention : Current Legislative Issues. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Excerpt
Excerpt: The attacks of September 11, 2001, have increased interest in the authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to detain noncitizens (aliens)1 in the United States. The law provides broad authority to detain aliens while awaiting a determination of whether they should be removed from the United States, and mandates that certain categories of aliens are subject to mandatory detention (i.e., the aliens must be detained) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Aliens not subject to mandatory detention may be detained, paroled, or released on bond. “Enemy combatants” at the Guantanamo U.S. military base in Cuba are not under the authority of DHS, nor are noncitizens incarcerated in federal, state, and local penitentiaries for criminal acts.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview of Noncitizen Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Changes in Authorities with the Creation of the Department of Homeland Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Statutory Authority for Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Local Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mandatory Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Indefinite Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Expedited Removal and Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Release on Parole and Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rights of the Detained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Detention Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Detention Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Detention Space and Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Alternatives to Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Legislation in the 108th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Increase Discretionary Flexibility and Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Detention Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Local Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 New Detention Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16