US expands curfews for asylum-seeking families to 13 cities as an alternative to detention – Winnipeg Free Press
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The additions are Boston, Providence, Rhode Island, and San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose in California.
Jon Feere of the Center for Immigration Studies, a group that advocates for immigration restrictions, said he worried about potential no-shows. "Congress should demand an accounting of all absconding, arrests, and removals so this new program can be evaluated," he wrote in an email. Under a court order, the government generally can detain families no more than 20 days. The Obama and Trump administrations detained families, but President Joe Biden ended the practice shortly after taking office in 2021.
U.S. authorities are sharply expanding the reach of curfews for the heads of asylum-seeking families while they wait for initial screenings after crossing the border
The curfews began in May in four cities and, on Friday, grow to 13 locations, including Boston.