Join us on September 24, 2026, at The Festival Center in Washington, D.C., for a screening and conversation on** Deportation Inc.: Investigating the Business of Migrant Removal, presented by ** SITU Research,
Deportation Inc. is ** an ongoing video series** by SITU and
This event accompanies the release of Deportation Inc.‘s second chapter, which follows migrants as they are shuffled through a nationwide network of flights and facility transfers. Since the start of 2025, more than 27,000 people in ICE custody have been moved at least five times before being deported to third countries like Palau, Eswatini, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, at a cost that can run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars per person.
The post-screening conversation features Tyler McBrien, Lawfare's Managing Editor; Nick Turse, *investigative reporter at *** The Intercept;
Panelists:
Tyler McBrienis Managing Editor ofLawfareand the editorial publishing partner for theDeportation Inc. project. He previously worked as an editor at the Council on Foreign Relations and served as a Princeton in Africa Fellow with Equal Education in South Africa. He holds an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnickis a Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. He previously worked as a Staff Attorney at the Council, working on impact litigation, Freedom of Information Act litigations, and practice advisories. Prior to joining the Council, he was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow placed as a Staff Attorney at the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society in New York City, representing immigrants placed in removal proceedings because of a prior criminal conviction. Aaron holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Politics and East Asian Studies from Brandeis University.
Nick Turseis the editor of TomDispatch and a senior reporter forThe Intercept, covering national security and foreign policy. He has reported from conflict zones from Libya and Somalia to Burkina Faso and the Democratic Republic of Congo and is the author, most recently, of “Next Time They’ll Come to Count the Dead: War and Survival in South Sudan” and the New York Times bestseller “Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam.” Turse has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Harpers, among other publications. He has received a Ridenhour Prize for investigative reporting, a Military Reporters & Editors Association Award for Best Overseas Coverage, and a Deadline Club Award for Reporting by Independent Digital Media.
Setareh Ghandehariis the Advocacy Director at Detention Watch Network (DWN) where she works alongside other DWN staff and members to abolish immigration detention in the United States. She has been involved in social justice movements for over 20 years.
*This program is part of an ongoing event series organized by SITU, Lawfare, and The Intercept as part of *
