Jan 16, 2010 11:46 am US/Eastern
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has asked federal officials to reverse their decision to close an immigration detention center in Manhattan.
The New York Democrat said the plan to transfer detainees to a jail in New Jersey could deal "a crushing blow" to their legal rights.
The New Jersey facility is in Hudson County, only seven miles away, but Schumer said moving detainees across the Hudson River will make it more difficult for relatives and lawyers to see them.
Manhattan's Varick Federal Detention Facility holds many immigrants who have been in New York for many years, but have been ordered deported for a variety of reasons.
Federal immigration officials say the jail in Hudson County can house detainees at half the cost.
Varick has 250 beds and houses only adult male aliens.
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