When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases
By Alex Braithwaite, Distinguished Professor & Director, School of Government & Public Policy, University of Arizona
Rachel D. Van Nostrand, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Louisiana State University
Scholars have defined the elements of what qualifies as a concentration camp system. Based on those, ICE detention facilities meet the definition of concentration camps.
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