Valin Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Houston Chronicle:SUSAN CARROL6/8/10Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are preparing to roll out a series of changes at several privately owned immigration detention centers, including relaxing some security measures for low-risk detainees and offering art classes, bingo and continental breakfast on the weekends.The changes, detailed in an internal ICE e-mail obtained by the Houston Chronicle, were welcomed by immigrant advocates who have been waiting for the Obama administration to deliver on a promise made in August to overhaul the nation's immigration detention system.The 28 changes identified in the e-mail range from the superficial to the substantive. In addition to “softening the look of the facility” with hanging plants and offering fresh carrot sticks, ICE will allow for the “free movement” of low-risk detainees, expand visiting hours and provide unmonitored phone lines.ICE officials said the changes are part of broader efforts to make the immigration detention system less penal and more humane.But the plans are prompting protests by ICE's union leaders, who say they will jeopardize the safety of agents, guards and detainees and increase the bottom line for taxpayers. Tre Rebstock, president for Local 3332, the ICE union in Houston, likened the changes to creating “an all-inclusive resort” for immigration detainees.“Our biggest concern is that someone is going to get hurt,” he said, taking particular issue with plans to relax restrictions on the movement of low-risk detainees and efforts to reduce and eliminate pat-down searches.The changes outlined in the ICE e-mail are planned for nine detention centers owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America, including the 900-bed Houston Contract Detention Facility on the city's north side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Since Club GITMO has never been shut down as "promised"... ... maybe Rush can add to his product line with some Club ICE paraphernalia. Sounds very appropriate and shamelessly capitalistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Since Club GITMO has never been shut down as "promised"... ... maybe Rush can add to his product line with some Club ICE paraphernalia. Sounds very appropriate and shamelessly capitalistic. I got to tell ya, I don't know if I should laugh or cry, when i read articles like this. is it 2012 yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinz Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 If Obama and his administration were hell-bent on dismantling the United States of America, it would probably look something like this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinz Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Since Club GITMO has never been shut down as "promised"... ... maybe Rush can add to his product line with some Club ICE paraphernalia. Sounds very appropriate and shamelessly capitalistic. I got to tell ya, I don't know if I should laugh or cry, when i read articles like this. is it 2012 yet? Soon, Valin, soon. Hang in there. Would you like a nice fresh carrot stick? They reveal themselves. People have got to see through this stuff! There is big $$$ to be made in bumper stickers this fall and through the 2012 elections! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Since Club GITMO has never been shut down as "promised"... ... maybe Rush can add to his product line with some Club ICE paraphernalia. Sounds very appropriate and shamelessly capitalistic. I got to tell ya, I don't know if I should laugh or cry, when i read articles like this. is it 2012 yet? Soon, Valin, soon. Hang in there. Would you like a nice fresh carrot stick? They reveal themselves. People have got to see through this stuff! There is big $$$ to be made in bumper stickers this fall and through the 2012 elections! ¿No Comprende! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTexan Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 They reveal themselves. People have got to see through this stuff! There is big $$$ to be made in bumper stickers this fall and through the 2012 elections! Pinz! Good point. As much as this makes me crazy, I'm glad that they have pulled down their curtains and revealed exposed themselves so completely. These are the kind of things that will brand them forever and totally turn off all but the most radical Leftists and Kool-ade drinkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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