Immigration Detention Inc (1930)

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"Who knew that hatred driven by racism could be so lucrative? ... A resounding and meticulously researched exposé" Ravi Ragbir, immigration activist and co-founder of New Sanctuary Coalition "A vital and troubling look at the grotesque practices of the privatized immigration detention industry" Reece Jones, author of Nobody is Protected and White Borders "The most thorough breakdown of the immigration enforcement industrial complex that I have ever read" Todd Miller, journalist and author of Build Bridges, Not Walls The United States has the largest immigration detention system in the world. In the 1980s, it held fewer than 5,000 people each day. By 2024, that number was 39,000, and today it is increasing sharply again. While Republicans are often the loudest voices against immigration, the detention system expands no matter which party is in power. Immigration Detention Inc. is a damning