Anche l'America ha i suoi Cie

Che il più grande paese di immigrazione del mondo sviluppato, gli Stati Uniti, abbia un equivalente dei nostri Cie (Centri di Identificazione ed Espulsione) forse dovrebbe far riflettere quanti ne chiedono l'abolizione tout court. Detto questo, Oltreoceano si sta pensando a come migliorare le condizioni di questi centri. Così scrive l'Huffington Post:

In an agreement U.S. immigration officials hope will begin to reshape the entire 30,000-bed detention system, some asylum-seekers and immigrants awaiting deportation proceedings could soon be held in facilities where they can wear their own clothes, participate in movie and bingo nights, eat continental breakfasts and celebrate holidays with visiting family members. [...] A 2009 review by The Associated Press of everyone in custody nationwide on a single night found that nearly three-fifths of detainees had no criminal convictions, even for minor offenses such as trespassing. Many are held only a few nights before being deported, while others – particularly those seeking asylum from persecution in their home countries – can stay in custody for months or years while their cases are decided by an overburdened immigration court system. [...]