Lengthy detention policy for asylees, redux

Sunday, March 17th, 2013

On January 20, 2013, I wrote of of ICE’s de facto lengthy detention of asylum seekers. When an alien approaches the border and asks for asylum, the normal procedure is that he or she be arrested and detained until two things happen. First he or she must be interviewed by an asylum officer for a “credible fear interview.” If he or she passes this interview, then ICE will make a custody determination – evaluating documentation provided by the detainee about his or…