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Monday, May 19, 2008
Jail the Children!
More immigration nonsense.
The federal government is planning on building more "family detention centers" to house not just adults, but also children:
Family detention has been condemned by human rights groups and immigrant rights organizations as punitive and unnecessary. But immigration authorities said it ensures that immigrants show up for their court hearings and leave the country when ordered deported.
The government does not have a great track record with this kind of thing. It has been sued over conditions at one such facility:
When the center opened, children were given hospital scrubs to wear, forbidden to have toys and allowed only one hour of recreation per day, attorneys said. As a result of the settlement, children are allowed to wear pajamas, move freely around the center and bring toys into their rooms.
The federal government is planning on building more "family detention centers" to house not just adults, but also children:
Family detention has been condemned by human rights groups and immigrant rights organizations as punitive and unnecessary. But immigration authorities said it ensures that immigrants show up for their court hearings and leave the country when ordered deported.
The government does not have a great track record with this kind of thing. It has been sued over conditions at one such facility:
When the center opened, children were given hospital scrubs to wear, forbidden to have toys and allowed only one hour of recreation per day, attorneys said. As a result of the settlement, children are allowed to wear pajamas, move freely around the center and bring toys into their rooms.
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