[alloysteel]

Hold them at some point offshore from the Continental United States. Vet them THERE, before any escape and disappear into the background.

I am still offering the suggestion, that the island of Moloka’i, in the Hawaii island chain, be used for the reception center. There was once a leper colony at Kalaupapa, a small unincorporated community, and sufficiently remote from the US mainland. Route the “refugees” there, and THEN attempt to vet the applicants.

And remind them, every day, that this was a leper colony.

[Liz]

Sounds good to me.

[Adder]

Hold them at some point offshore from the Continental United States.

How about Guantanamo?

[Michael.SF.]

Ellis island

[glorgau]

and sufficiently remote from the US mainland

Nah, if you're gonna put them on an island, I think that Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket would be a better choice.