US border security remains high-priority
June 03, 2010 — When undocumented workers are caught they get sent to a detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
There are dozens of detention facilities across the US and some immigrants are even kept in actual prisons with convicted criminals.
There have been accusations of mistreatment, lack of medical care, and lack of attorney access at some of these detention facilities.
The ACLU successfully sued the ICE to have undocumented families removed from one of the detention facilities because of the conditions.
Now, the ACLU is calling for federal oversight for the detention centres to ensure that there are standards in place.
It's estimated that more than half a million people try to enter the United States illegally each year.
Since the World Trade Centre attacks on September 11, border security has increased and getting into the country has become more difficult.
The federal government has also increased efforts to locate and deport undocumented immigrants.
Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch reports.
ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL and it is against the law. They are not typical immigrants who want to obey the laws of the land. They need to come here legally through the proper channels. We have too many ILLEGALS all over America and this needs to STOP. The criminal element among them is costing lives by murders etc.
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