29974: Walton (Article) NYT- Mishandling Asylum Seekers (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Robert <rawalton0@excite.com>


New York Times February 8, 2007
U.S. May Be Mishandling Asylum Seekers, Panel Says
By RACHEL L. SWARNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/washington/08asylum.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin

(Extract)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 — A bipartisan federal commission warned on Wednesday that the Bush administration, in its zeal to secure the nation’s borders and stem the tide of illegal immigrants, may be leaving asylum seekers vulnerable to deportation and harsh treatment.

"But the commission, which will issue its new findings on Thursday, says officials have failed to put into effect most of its 2005 recommendations. It says the failures come even as the Bush administration has significantly expanded efforts to detain and swiftly deport illegal immigrants from countries other than Mexico without letting them make their case before an immigration judge."




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