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December 18, 2009

US to End Detentions of Asylum Seekers
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The Obama administration has announced it will stop jailing asylum
seekers who have a credible fear of prosecution in their home countries.
Under the new rules, asylum seekers will have to prove they are at
threat and show they are not dangerous or a flight risk. Mary Meg Mc
Carthy of the National Immigrant Justice Center called the move a
“significant step,” but added, "Additional changes are necessary to
ensure our country is fulfilling its human rights obligations to offer
protection to those fleeing danger.”



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