Iu2019m sorry, but you need to state which country you are talking about. Asylum seekers to a large extent fall under national legislation. But since the OP lives in the US, I will assume the question is about the US.Where I live, asylum seekers are not detained. It would be cruel and barbaric. They are put in cheap housing, fed, and given a very modest allowance.And if that doesnu2019t persuade you, it is also massively expensive and pointless. After all, they want asylum, so it is in their interest to stay put and wait for their application to be processed. A tiny percentage drop under the radar, but itu2019s cheaper and more efficient to search for them specifically.You should note that at the height of the European refugee crisis, the country where I live took in some 3,000 asylum seekers per dayu2014about 90,000 in a month. Weu2019ve got the population and GDP of North Carolina. If this is beyond the capability of the entire US of A, thereu2019s really no helping you.