Immigrant detention has been controversial from the days of Ellis and Angel Islands in the late 1800s through the emergence of a for-profit detention system in the 1980s and up until today. Although immigration restrictionists and many DHS officials view immigrant detention as necessary to deter immigration to the United States and force immigrants to show up for court hearings, many scholarly historical analyses illustrate the more troubling history of immigrant detention not as a simple policy solution, but as the product of prejudice, profiteering, and a punitive approach to what is, in fact, a civil matter.
Austin, your newsletters are so incredibly informative and the first article cited made me cry! The way we treat these people like criminals! And these agencies are paid for case management but employees are not allowed to help people. They lump all the services into one. It's all profit driven. What has happened to our basic humanity? And while he was deporting like crazy, the use of these things increased during Obama's presidency... 😢😢😢
Austin, your newsletters are so incredibly informative and the first article cited made me cry! The way we treat these people like criminals! And these agencies are paid for case management but employees are not allowed to help people. They lump all the services into one. It's all profit driven. What has happened to our basic humanity? And while he was deporting like crazy, the use of these things increased during Obama's presidency... 😢😢😢