The US immigration officials have announced plans to
deport illegal immigrants to their home countries without a judicial
hearing. The programme, known as "expedited removal," will be applied
to illegal immigrants from countries other than Canada and Mexico who
are apprehended near the border areas of Arizona and Texas, Homeland
Security Under secretary Asa Hutchinson said. Currently, immigrants
whose home countries do not share a border with the US and who are
apprehended outside the ports of entry are released on bond, but about
90 per cent do not show up for court, Mr Hutchinson said. Beginning
later this month, illegal immigrants who are caught by patrols in
Arizona and Texas within 14 days of their arrival and within 100 miles
of the border will be detained and flown back to their homeland as soon
as possible. [more ]
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