Answer Wiki. There is really only one measure of time, and that is hours/minutes/seconds/days/weeks/months/years. Then you have derivations of these including Lunar years, light years, periods between full moons, days (between sun rises), but they all come back to the traditional time of hours/minutes/seconds. Views.
DETENTION CONDITIONS TODAY. Individuals detained for immigration violations are technically in âcivil detention,â meaning that they are incarcerated to ensure their presence at immigration hearings and compliance with immigration orders, not to be punished or âincapacitatedâ for any criminal offense.
1 The Page Act of 1875 was the first act restricting immigration. 2  The Immigration Act of 1882 imposed a 50 cent head tax to fund immigration officials. 3  The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years. The Immigration Act of 1882 imposed a 50 cent head tax to fund immigration officials. 2  The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years.