01.24.2021
The Cruel Detention of Immigrants Didn’t Start With Trump — And It Won’t End With Him, Either
By
Elliot Young
Since the 1980s, the US prison system for detaining immigrants has grown exponentially, under Democratic and Republican presidents alike. The “nation of immigrants†has created a pervasive system of surveillance and control that makes life hell for those yearning to breathe free.
This article is an extract from Elliot Young’s forthcoming book Forever Prisoners: How the United States Made the World’s Largest Immigrant Detention System (Oxford University Press, 2021), to be published in March.
In December 2015, Mayra Machado took her three kids to shop for Christmas decorations in a mall in Springdale, a suburb of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Ever since her miscarriage a few months earlier, her family had been depressed, so she hoped Christmas decorations would bring some cheer to their lives. Dominic (10), Dayanara (8), and Dorian (6) were excited about the upcoming holidays.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/01/detention-border-control-us-immigration-trump
