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Detention Policies Affecting Haitian Nationals

GGD-83-68 Published: Jun 16, 1983. Publicly Released: Jun 21, 1983.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed certain policies and practices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) related to the detention of aliens seeking asylum in the United States, INS detention policy, the selection of detention sites, the physical and health conditions of detention facilities, and the total Government cost for the detention of Haitian immigrants.

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Cost analysisDetention facilitiesImmigration enforcementImmigrationLaw enforcementLitigationImmigration statusPolitical asylumHearingsParole