Some illegal immigrants to be held in old hotels, nursing homes

Oct 6th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor

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Los Angeles - A new initiative by federal authorities to temporarily house illegal immigrants in converted hotels and nursing homes is the latest effort by the Obama administration to overhaul how the US treats people being detained for entering the country illegally.

In June, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) directed local law enforcement to release on their own recognizance illegal immigrants caught on minor charges and not deemed a national security risk.

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