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August 15, 2009 | by Michael Cromartie and Elizabeth H. Prodromou

The following Op-Ed appeared in the Miami Herald on August 15, 2009

Last week was important for those seeking to reform the U.S. system by which asylum seekers are detained. On the same day, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced the Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act to ensure that asylum seekers are treated in accordance with U.S. law, and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement finally recognized the need to overhaul a broken immigration detention system.