Punishment and Profits: Immigration Detention - Fault Lines

Immigration is a key issue in the U.S. presidential election with Republican candidates trying to demonstrate their tough stance on undocumented immigrants.
Meanwhile, under the Obama administration, the detention and deportation of immigrants has reached an all-time high. Each day, the U.S. government detains more than 33,000 non-citizens at a cost of $5.5 million per day.
The result is a lot of money for the powerful private prison industry, which spends millions of dollars on lobbying and now operates nearly half of the country's immigration detention centers.
Fault Lines travels to Texas and Florida to investigate the business of immigrant detention and to find out how a handful of companies help to shape U.S. immigration laws.
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[@SuperbAwesomness1]

Wow, so you guys actually saved someone with your reporting.. nice

[@SumDumGai5]

Alex Jackson Not the first time either. Very good.

[@jaydevannlisamarie4685]

Alex Jackson ... Ice agents should be treating ALL these human beings on a case by case basis. There are definitely some people who SHOULD be deported though. Eg- Known gang members. But that kid paid his debt to society and became a productive member of society. Ice would never of released him if they believed otherwise, true?

[@angellight5040]

Wow, really? People are allowed to volunteer for slave labor making $1 dollar a day!? How is this facility not shut down??

[@pragerrattler220780]

@Gary Mcguckin then they should pay them accordingly for the work they do. 1 Dollar, Thats hilarious.

[@SumDumGai5]

Florida, stand up!

[@markbadillo5145]

i got really sick in macrea detention, and had to be rushed to the hospital in georgia,...im not even an aggravated offender and sentenced to 30 years for reentry ...and i entered usa legally with permanent residence , with my real , just so you know , i entered legitimately and was still deported under trump administration...my human rights were violated after being in usa for 46 years as a permanent resident

[@sagebias2251]

Arive at a port of entry to request asylum. Don't cross illegally.

[@inversedopposite6913]

You have to cross in order to reach the “port of entry” and request asylum

[@ralog7263]

"I'm just a white boy with a Mexican name officer". "So what boy, your being deported"

[@calicraig8369]

Anyone protesting Obama today! Hell no.

[@justingerber2218]

We must lead the world in bigotry and unholyness

[@ejmattdelacruz1358]

So if your spouse is beating you up it is ground for asylum.

[@patrickobsequio7396]

if someone wants to migrate to US illegally or legally they should speak English!

[@shaneprescott-jenning1079]

Damn brown man, why are you so unintelligent. English is not our national language, fucking idiot.

[@jaydevannlisamarie4685]

Patrick Obsequio Really?...Really though?? THAT'S what you took away from watching this entire piece?.... C'mon Really?

[@racchh_xx]

Private & For Profit isn't sumthin that should ever go together, with prison /detention.

[@justingerber2218]

Under the symboll.of Prussia

[@gregrr1147]

Those activists are brave souls. Kudos to them. And Rubio is a hypocrite anyways - loves to play both sides of the field

[@mwafrika4]

Sucks that it took Naz story hitting the media for there to be change

[@ejmattdelacruz1358]

These ppl are well fed by taxpayers money.

[@RachelsBadAssJamz64]

God Bless these women and the people putting out this info. I had no idea!

[@annadagmarapl]

sorry but domestic violence is not any reason for asylum!!!!leave the husband !!!you can not apply for refugee status and asylum because husband is beating you-well leave than...thats not how asylum works

[@shaneprescott-jenning1079]

Your whole being is worthless

[@annadagmarapl]

read about asylum and geneva convention and how the asylum can be obtained...before you say something stupid there is a list of countries that are classify as dangerous to live in BY UN -active war and where your life can be at risk because of religious or political reason it doesnt include poverty-economic migrants neither non war zone country because you experiancing domestic violence -thats is has local police to do with this..im legal migrant from EU country if i g t us embassy to aplly for asylum because my partner is beating me i would be laughed off and advice g to my local police station...there is international law about being eligible to apply for asylum and poverty neither doemstic violence is not any reasin....so your stupid talking is worthless...

[@JKROTFL0L]

Actually domestic violence can be used for an asylum or refugee status if it can be proven that the government of your home country is systematically neglecting to protect you. For example many countries laws or social climates do not protect spouses and children from domestic violence. It's classified as social class persecution and has resulted in many, many cases of asylum and refuge in the United States. You"ll note that the woman in the video mentions the Mexican government wasn't intervening. This is where her case lies.

[@annadagmarapl]

well it pertain to countries when women rights are problematic issues like afghanistan or other arab states based on gender unequality...the country when human rights are not officially secured and you can be dscriminated based on race,gender,ethnicity,religion or political views -mexico doesnt fall in this category at all -unefficient police is not a reason for asylum neither on UN list of countries where they ae eligible for asylum -"officially" women and men rights are equal in mexico they same like religious or political freedom at least officially..

[@jaydevannlisamarie4685]

lyanna lyanna ... You're a disgusting human being! The fact that you put that thought in writing makes you truly horrendous!! Your parents and children are proud I'm sure

[@RachelsBadAssJamz64]

this is cruel!

[@sagebias2251]

2 sec in and the music already tells me this is bullshit.

[@vdiggy75]

not a single lick of english unreal

[@jazmine2071]

vdiggy75 why don’t you try and learn Spanish with low income and a job that takes up most of your time, try learning Spanish with kids to feed and gangs to be aware of. Don’t be ignorant trash

[@elouiseking5297]

@@jazmine2071 This is the US, where english is the spoken language. Not one of the shit holes where the lawless freeloading criminals are pouring in from.

[@saveyourhero3307]

english is not the official language but why wouldn’t you tell a german to speak english ? oh let’s try again a french, spaniard, high accented British person there is a lot of people who can’t speak english .

[@nealmccoy5727]

Not a single lick of proper punctuation..

[@ejmattdelacruz1358]

You are living in fear because you know what you did.

[@racchh_xx]

Eh the guy who said he was living in fear hadn't done anything. He had been brought up in the US from a young child, by his parents. As had the others campaigning with him. They didn't choose 2 b brought 2 the US as kids. So they've done absolutely nothing wrong. Except 4 not wanna be returned 2 a country that they likely don't remember. And have been brought up in the US, thru no decision off there's. So are not living in fear cos of anythin they've done.