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Immigration detention is not punishment for a crime

Posted on January 3, 2019 by n.craig

Often times people are confused about immigration detention believing it to be time served for a criminal act. However, that is not correct. Immigration detention is administrative confinement whereby individuals are held for the purpose of insuring that they attend civil immigration proceedings.1

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Dignity Not Detention New Mexico

Recent Posts

  • ICE facilities in New Mexico
  • Immigration detention is not punishment for a crime
  • Immigration detention is a massive barrier to justice
  • The US government says immigration detention is cruel and inhumane
  • During the past two years, 22 migrants died in ICE custody