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Detentions challenged as migrants held for days after waiver of 12-hour limit

XINHUA | Updated: 2025-11-11 09:33
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A woman hugs her baby as her migrant partner is detained by federal immigration officers at the US immigration court in Manhattan, New York City, on Aug 8. DAVID DEE DELGADO/REUTERS

Previously, ICE was prohibited by its own internal policies from detaining people for longer than 12 hours in these holding facilities. But in a June memo, the agency waived the 12-hour rule, saying people recently arrested by ICE can be detained in the holding rooms for up to three days.

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