Obama Administration Launches Hotline To Help Illegals Detained By States

Alex Pappas
Daily Caller
January 1, 2012

The Obama administration has set up a toll-free hotline to help illegal immigrants detained by law enforcement at the state and local levels.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced Thursday that the hotline is being launched to make sure detainees understand “their potential removal from the country and are made aware of their rights.”

Those arrested under immigration laws can also use the government hotline if they think they are actually an American citizen or victim of a crime. The hotline will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The agency also announced the implementation of a new detainer form, which includes instructions on how detainees can make civil rights or civil liberties complaints against immigration officials.

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This article was posted: Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 12:03 pm

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