Amnesty International slams US immigration detention policies

The US system of immigration detention is arbitrary, abusive, and needs immediate reform - according to a report released today by Amnesty International. The US government now holds more than 30,000 immigrants in detention on any given day. That's triple the capacity of a decade ago. Amnesty's investigation reports that asylum seekers, torture victims and immigrants who have committed no criminal offense, often languish in jails without due process alongside violent offenders. Jared Marchildon reports.

Click here for the Amnesty International report on the US immigration detention system

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