ICE Begins Freeing More Mothers, Children From Immigrant Detention

[Stellar]

ICE Begins Freeing More Mothers, Children From Immigrant Detention

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is making good on its promise to limit the detention of immigrant families by beginning to release women and children seeking asylum or other relief in the U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun reviewing the cases of families being held at its detention centers and will release some women and children while they pursue approval to remain in the U.S., a spokesman said Monday.

"Going forward, ICE will generally not detain mothers with children, absent a threat to public safety or national security, if they have received a positive finding for credible or reasonable fear and the individual has provided a verifiable residential address," Richard Rocha, a spokesman for ICE, said in a statement.

The move comes after months of urging by immigration advocates, lawyers and Democratic lawmakers to stop the detention of mothers and children, which they say is highly damaging for families, especially children...

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[951-Riverside]

1. Good, only a nazi would capture a woman carrying her child and throw her into a dungeon

They need to do the responsible thing and release them all.