What is a “mandatory detention”?

A “mandatory detention” is a policy in New York’s Immigration Law concerning asylum seekers. It requires that all asylum seekers be held in either a prison or a detention center until their case is decided by a judge. This process can last for months and sometimes even years. Under mandatory detention, asylum seekers can be held even if they have family or friends who would be able to provide financial support for their care. Additionally, asylum seekers have limited access to legal representation and face various restrictions while in detention, including limits on communication with the outside world and restrictions on their personal freedoms. Mandatory detention has been criticized by human rights advocates. Detaining asylum seekers can cause psychological distress and a feeling of unfairness as they wait for their case to be decided. It also prevents them from integrating into society and connecting with family members while they wait. Furthermore, many have argued that mandatory detention is unnecessary, since asylum seekers are not a flight risk, meaning they are not likely to flee the country if not detained. Instead, they are more likely to abide by the outcome of their case if they are free to remain in society. While the purpose of mandatory detention is to ensure that asylum seekers do not disappear during the application process, its effectiveness is questionable and has been highly contested.

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Mandatory detention es una política de Estados Unidos que permite a los miembros del servicio de inmigración detener a los solicitantes de asilo y a otros migrantes legalmente presentes sin tener en cuenta sus circunstancias individuales. Esta política es válida en toda la nación, incluido el estado de Nueva York. Con esta política, los miembros del servicio de inmigración pueden detener a los solicitantes de asilo y a otros migrantes sin una evaluación previa sobre su situación individual. La detención obligatoria se implementó como parte de la ley de control de inmigración y reforma de 1986, que revisó el sistema de inmigración de los Estados Unidos. Los críticos de esta política señalan que la detención obligatoria es extremadamente costosa, ineficiente y esconde a los migrantes legales detenidos de la vista de los organismos públicos, como el abogado de inmigración.

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