Better treatment, but still no cheeseburgers for room service

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — They won’t be able to order up a late night cheeseburger for room service at this Inn, but it sure beats jail.

Homeland Secretary Janet Napoloitano on Tuesday announced plans to hold illegal immigrants who haven’t committed a crime in converted hotels rather than jails, Reuters news service reported. The agency has been sharply criticized by human rights groups for the way it has treated noncriminal illegal immigrants.

“This is a system that encompasses many different types of detainees, not all of whom need to be held in prison-like circumstances,” Napolitano told a conference call, according to Reuters.

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