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5. Department of Homeland Security · Notable · Needs Congress

Change Title 8 so that aliens 'shall' be detained rather than 'may'

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“Mandatory detention. Congress should eliminate ambiguous discretionary language in Title 8 that aliens "may" be detained and clarify that aliens "shall" be detained.”

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Object
Title 8 detention language
ID
364