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>Those data show that from 2007 through July of last year, 693 U.S. citizens were held in local jails on federal detainers — in other words, at the request of i
by closeparen 7y ago
>Those data show that from 2007 through July of last year, 693 U.S. citizens were held in local jails on federal detainers — in other words, at the request of immigration officials. And 818 more Americans were held in immigration detention centers during that same time frame, according to data obtained through a separate FOIA request by Northwestern University professor Jacqueline Stevens and analyzed by NPR.
- kortilla 7y agoFor how long? That 693 number is going to include people who are caught smuggling/trafficking/etc. However, that number seems low to include that, so what is it a count of? 1500 over 9 years is less than how many people die in airline crashes. Both are terrible and there is no reason not to improve it. But it’s hardly a crisis that requires any kind of drastic overhaul.