21.   The added beds and personnel are crucial because the agency must detain immigrants before it can deport them.

22.   The new law also allows authorities to detain immigrants for up to seven days without filing charges or taking them before a judge.

23.   The original package called for giving authorities greater ability to wiretap and detain immigrants suspected of terrorist activity.

24.   The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has detained immigrants without bond or right to a hearing on their status.

25.   Under current rules, a noncitizen immigrant can be detained for reasons not even disclosed to his defense lawyer.

26.   When INS finds illegal workers at a site, the immigrants are detained and normally deported.

27.   Police continued detaining immigrants Sunday, the second day of a nationwide sweep, as part of an effort to curb crime.

28.   Amir said this was the first time agents for illegal immigrants were detained in the State.

29.   All the suspected illegal immigrants were detained and police said they would face repatriation.