Name: Why immigration prisons aren't the answer
Uploaded: 2020-02-10T16:21:08Z
Duration: 12 min 51 s
Description: Every year, with bipartisan support, half a million people are locked up in prisons and detention centers while the government decides whether they'll be allowed to stay in the United States. How did we get here? Believe it or not, immigration hasn't always worked this way. Law professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández explains how and why we can do better.

Every year, with bipartisan support, half a million people are locked up in prisons and detention centers while the government decides whether they'll be allowed to stay in the United States. How did we get here? Believe it or not, immigration hasn't always worked this way. Law professor César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández explains how and why we can do better. 

César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández: Why immigration prisons aren't the answer

Why immigration prisons aren't the answer

Lawyer César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández advocates for abolishing immigration prisons, proposing defense over detention.

Half a million people annually detained in U.S. as immigration status is decided, a system not always reliant on incarceration.

Invest in justice, not prisons: Shifting funding from private prisons to legal defenses could enhance fairness in immigration processes.