Hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States illegally could be subject to immediate deportation under new rules but the ACLU warns there will be 'less due process than people get in traffic court'.
Exceptions will be made for asylum seekers, those with serious medical conditions, and people with substantial connections to the U.S.
It comes amid mounting criticism over detention centres on the southern U.S. border, which visiting human rights advocates and politicians have criticised for theirPreviously, those who had entered illegally and were found elsewhere within the U.S. would be taken through the courts, a process which could take years and would allow those affected to be represented by a lawyer.: The American Civil Liberties Union has pledged to challenge the policy in court.
The American Immigration Council is also planning to sue, while Grace Meng of Human Rights Watch called the expansion of the policy: The expedited removal policy, which removes the right for cases to be heard by an immigration judge, has been in force since 1996. Originally, the policy removed people who tried to enter the U.S. illegally at sea or airports. In 2004, it was expanded to those found within 100-miles of any land or sea border who had been in the U.S. for less than 14 days.
Since February this year, the number of people apprehended at the U.S. southwest border has been significantly higher than the previous five years, reaching a peak of 132,000 in May,
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