Detention By Design
Danny Rivero, WLRN NewsAs recently as 1955 there were virtually no immigrants held in detention in the U.S. Today, the federal government holds tens of thousands each day, in 130 facilities across the country. But the story of how we got here did not start at the U.S.-Mexico border - it started on Florida’s shores, 50 years ago. Through personal histories and meticulously compiled archival materials, Detention By Design... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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As the immigration detention system flourished since the 1980s, it led to the creation of the private prison industry. The last episode of WLRN's podcast Detention By Design looks at the inextricable links between the two, and how, in turn, the pictu... more
The amount of Haitians held in immigration detention skyrockets and the federal government starts holding them in federal prisons. Facing accusations of racism inside and outside the courts, the Reagan Administration decided to make a drastic policy ... more
Episode 4 of Detention By Design looks at the 1980 event that came to be known as the Mariel Boatlift and the turning point it marked for the U.S. immigration detention system. As 125,000 Cuban refugees landed in Florida, most spent only a day or two... more
By 1976, an estimated 1,500 Haitians had arrived in South Florida by boat. Even amid widespread repression and persecution at home, successive U.S. governments categorically denied Haitians were asking for political asylum. In the third episode of De... more
The second episode of Detention By Design follows the revealing story of Abel Jean-Simon Zephyr, a Haitian who arrived in Miami by boat in 1973. He asked for political asylum, but authorities - caught flat-footed - paid the sheriff's office at remote... more
The first episode of the Detention By Design podcast looks at how Haitian president Francois 'Papa Doc' Duvalier went from popular Black nationalist to dictator, starting a reign of terror that forced the first wave of refugees to set off in rickety ... more
America’s immigration detention nightmare started in Florida. Listen to the trailer for WLRN's new six-part series.
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- Learning so much
Amazing podcast— giving so much context for the racist and inhumane system of detention we have today. I am learning so much, thank you for this in-depth reporting!
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United States3 years ago - Crucial right now
Crucial insight into Miami immigration history that’s invaluable at this moment. Thank you for this podcast!
Apple Podcasts5Jordan LevinUnited States4 years ago - Interesting & Heartbreaking
Thank you for bringing this topic to light. I can’t wait to hear the rest!
Apple Podcasts5CetcheversUnited States4 years ago
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