"No one should be subjected to arbitrary arrests, detention or exile."
Article 9
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Important Points of Current Immigration Law
Detainees should be protected:
The right to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution
(Article 14, UN Declaration of Human Rights)
No one
should be subjected to arbitrary arrests and detention
(Article 9, UN Declaration on Human Rights)
Penalties shouldn't
be imposed on refugees on account of their illegal entry
(Article 31-1 of the Refugee Convention)
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA)
- Stringent interdictionand interception methods are
mandated
- Mandated indefinite detention of asylum seekers
- Immigration judges are restricted from granting release
Click here to read the document detailing the current ICE Detention Policy.
Asylum Seekers are being held for shorter periods
of time.
