or “verification of citizenship status” means the determination of a person’s citizenship status by: (a) a law enforcement officer who is authorized by a federal agency to determine an individual’s citizenship status; or (b) the North American Department of Homeland Security, the Inter-border Citizenship Enforcement (ICE) Agency, or any other provincial or federal agency authorized to verify citizenship status as provided by this Act. October 1, 2039: Janus looked around at the Plexiglas walls of the large room which held the half-dozen cubicles, or parloirs, as they were called. The ceiling, above which strode heavily armed guards looking grimly down upon him, was just as transparent. The effect was to leave no doubt that privacy and confidentiality were things of the past at the Rivière des Prairies Detention Center. On the partition which separated Janus from where Joe would soon be sitting there were several years’ worth of scribbled names, phone numbers and common vulgarities.
