American gulag : inside U.S. immigration prisons /

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Before September 11, 2001, few Americans had heard of immigration detention, but in fact a secret and repressive prison system run by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has existed in this country for more than two decades. In American Gulag, prisoners, jailers, and whistle-blowing fede...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dow, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Government policy > United States.
Human rights > United States.
Emigration and immigration law > United States.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy
Emigration and immigration law
Human rights
Immigrants > Government policy
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Politique gouvernementale.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Before September 11, 2001, few Americans had heard of immigration detention, but in fact a secret and repressive prison system run by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has existed in this country for more than two decades. In American Gulag, prisoners, jailers, and whistle-blowing federal officials come forward to describe the frightening reality inside these INS facilities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 413 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-381) and index.
ISBN:9780520939271
0520939271
1417510617
9781417510610
0520239423
9780520239425
0520901789
9780520901780
1597344613
9781597344616
9780520246690
0520246691

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