Activists Claim Inhumane Treatment at Immigration Detention Centers

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Activists Claim Inhumane Treatment at Immigration Detention Centers

LUMPKIN, Georgia  —  In an isolated corner of southwest Georgia, about 20,000 illegal immigrants a year pass through one of the largest federal immigration centers in the U.S., awaiting almost certain deportation.

Like Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers around the country, the Stewart Detention Center in rural Lumpkin is a flash point in the immigration debate.

Immigrant activists claim inhumane treatment and say the centers are proof of a broken system, while ICE defends its handling of detainees and Americans angered by illegal immigration say criminals should be sent home. With emotions high on all sides, it is difficult to fully capture the daily life of detainees.

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Immigrant advocates say detention is often unmerited because, in many cases, illegal status is discovered when someone is arrested for a relatively minor offense, such as driving without a license, that wouldn't generally result in jail time.

Webster said he and his agents are enforcing the law but emphasized detention centers are not prisons and are not meant to be punitive. One of the main reasons for detention, Webster said, is that illegal immigrants facing deportation are considered a high flight risk.

I'll pay attention to these "activists"  when they start housing, feeding and clothing all these ILLEGAL aliens in their own homes and with their OWN money.  Untli then they need to STFU.

 

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Immigrant advocates say detention is often unmerited because, in many cases, illegal status is discovered when someone is arrested for a relatively minor offense, such as driving without a license, that wouldn't generally result in jail time.

This makes an argument only if you suspend reality and ignore the fact that sneaking into this country is a very serious crime itself.  Using this logic, a rapist caught due to a traffic violation should not be arrested because his arrest for rape would be a side benefit of the traffic stop.  It would be unfair to arrest the rapist for rape when the rape wasn't the original reason his identity became known.     

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This makes an argument only if you suspend reality and ignore the fact that sneaking into this country is a very serious crime itself.  Using this logic, a rapist caught due to a traffic violation should not be arrested because his arrest for rape would be a side benefit of the traffic stop.  It would be unfair to arrest the rapist for rape when the rape wasn't the original reason his identity became known.     

Now, now....activists (of all sorts) can't be concerned with logic and facts.  You'll just confuse 'em.