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When I overstayed my visa ICE put me in holding centers for 6 and a half months before sending me back to the UK. The maximum time they could legally hold me was 6 months, but they stretched it to 6 and a half buy not counting me being processed in and processed out...
I had not committed any other actual crime, over and above overstaying (Was not dealing drugs or stealing from people etc) and I had my own funds available to travel back to the UK immediately.
I had entered the USA legally on a tourist visa, however by the time I was 'discovered' I was also legally married to an american woman, who was born there. Despite that, they still kept me in for 6 and a half months, because being very low risk, the earnt more money keeping me, in government subsidies, than it cost to feed and house me.
I am not complaining - I did overstay etc - However its just an example of how unfair the system can be...
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