Lost in Detention. The Hidden World of Immigration Enforcement
Description
Since President Obama took office, deportations and detentions have reached record levels. The get-tough policy has brought complaints of abuse and harsh treatment. FRONTLINE investigates Obama's enforcement strategies and journeys into the secretive world of immigrant detention, with a penetrating look at who is being detained and what is happening to them.
Runtime
60 min
Subjects
- Emigration and immigration law (33)
- Political planning (192)
- Policy sciences (61)
- Public policy (69)
- Criminal justice, Administration of (164)
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2011
Database
Films on Demand
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