“At least if she had committed a crime, she would have stood in front of a judge and answered the charge against her. If convicted, she would have been properly sentenced, and then she would know exactly how long she was to be here. But as a detainee she had no idea when she would be let out.” ImmigrationImmigrantsDetaineesImmigration ControlMetropolitan Detention Center Book:How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America Source: How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America
“They found out that the other immigration detainees had been incarcerated for days, weeks, and sometimes months. This discovery was not comforting.” ImmigrantsRacial ProfilingDetaineesImmigration Experience Book:How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America Source: How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America