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: Greg Siskind's BlogCERTAIN ASYLUM APPLICANTS WILL NO LONGER BE DETAINED
By Greg Siskind
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The AP is reporting that the White House will alter their policies and will stop detaining asylum seekers who have a credible fear of persecution in their home countries. Applicants who pass a credible fear screening and can prove their identities will be released in the US. Applicants will still spend time in detention at the outset when they undergo interviews and their backgrounds are checked. But this is a major, major change and brings us closer to being in sync with international standards applicable to asylum petitions. People already in detention will be able to benefit from the new...Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on December 17, 2009 (boomark / email).
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