Forever prisoners: how the United States made the world's largest immigrant detention system

Stories of non-US citizens caught in the jaws of the immigration bureaucracy and subject to indefinite detention are in the headlines daily. These men, women, and children remain almost completely without rights, unprotected by law and the Constitution, and their status as outsiders, even though man...

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1. Verfasser: Young, Elliott 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:Stories of non-US citizens caught in the jaws of the immigration bureaucracy and subject to indefinite detention are in the headlines daily. These men, women, and children remain almost completely without rights, unprotected by law and the Constitution, and their status as outsiders, even though many of have lived and worked in this country for years, has left them vulnerable to the most extreme forms of state power. Although the rhetoric surrounding these individuals is extreme, the US government has been locking up immigrants since the late 19th century, often for indefinite periods and with limited ability to challenge their confinement. 'Forever Prisoners' offers the first broad history of immigrant detention in the United States
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (280 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190085988
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190085957.001.0001

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