Deaths in US Immigration Centers

美國移民中心死亡事件


Introduction

The United Nations and US officials are checking why more people are dying in immigration centers.

聯合國與美國官員正調查為何移民中心有更多人死亡。

Main Body

The US government wants to remove many people from the country. They arrest 3,000 people every day. Now, many people stay in centers. Some reports say 52 people died in the last 500 days. This is a very high number.

美國政府希望將許多人驅逐出境。他們每天逮捕 3,000 人。目前許多人留在中心內。有報告指出,在過去 500 天中共有 52 人死亡。這是一個非常高的數字。

Some leaders are angry. A UN leader says it is wrong to keep children and pregnant women in these centers. He says putting people in small rooms alone for a long time is like torture.

一些領導人感到憤怒。一名聯合國領導人表示,將兒童與孕婦留在這些中心是不正確的。他表示將人長期單獨關在小房間內等同於酷刑。

The US government says the centers are safe. They say the death rate is very low. They say their centers are better than other prisons.

美國政府聲稱這些中心很安全。他們表示死亡率非常低。他們還說他們的中心比其他監獄更好。

Some people say the government hides the truth. They say the government does not tell the public when people die. Now, only one office checks the centers.

有些人認為政府隱瞞了真相。他們表示政府在有人死亡時不會告知大眾。目前僅有一個部門負責檢查這些中心。

Conclusion

The government says there is no problem. But the UN and other groups want to find the truth.

政府表示沒有問題,但聯合國與其他團體希望找出真相。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 Focus: The 'Action' Words (Present Simple)

In this text, we see how to talk about things that happen regularly or things that are true right now. This is the most important part of A2 English.

The Pattern:

  • They + Action \rightarrow They arrest 3,000 people.
  • The Government + Action (adds 's') \rightarrow The government hides the truth.

🛠️ Word Power: Opposites

Notice how the text argues using opposite ideas. Learning these pairs helps you express opinions:

  • Safe \leftrightarrow Torture
  • High number \leftrightarrow Low rate
  • Truth \leftrightarrow Hides

⚠️ Quick Tip: "Many" vs "Some"

  • Many = A big number (Many people stay in centers).
  • Some = Not all, but a few (Some reports say...).

Use Many when you want to show a big problem!

Vocabulary Learning

officials (n.)
People who have a position of authority in a government
Example:The government officials are meeting to talk about the new law.
immigration (n.)
The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
Example:He went to the immigration office to get his visa.
remove (v.)
To take someone or something away from a place
Example:The police had to remove the crowd from the street.
arrest (v.)
When the police take a person away because they think they committed a crime
Example:The police arrest the thief after the robbery.
pregnant (adj.)
Having a baby growing inside the body
Example:She is pregnant and will have a baby in June.
torture (n.)
Something that causes great pain to a person
Example:Waiting for the results for three hours was pure torture.
rate (n.)
A measurement of how often something happens
Example:The birth rate in the city is increasing.
public (n.)
All the people in a community or country
Example:The park is open to the public every day.
Practice A2 words in a crossword