Lawfare Presents: ‘Deportation, Inc., Chapter 2: REMOVAL’
” This installment focuses on the business of migrant removal, follows migrants as they are shuffled through a vast network of flights and facility transfers.
” This installment focuses on the business of migrant removal, follows migrants as they are shuffled through a vast network of flights and facility transfers.
Today, *Lawfare *and SITU are releasing the second chapter in “Deportation, Inc.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy.” This installment focuses on the business of migrant removal, follows migrants as they are shuffled through a vast 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 their countries of origin or 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.
“Deportation, Inc.” is ** an ongoing video series** by SITU, The Intercept, and
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