Undocumented In Trump’s America

Arrests. Detentions. Deportations. President Trump has issued executive orders to aggressively find and remove undocumented immigrants. Now even those merely suspected of a crime can be deported, along with those who’ve been following the law by checking in with immigration authorities.

Part 1 - Undocumented And Living In Fear Of ICE (7mins)

AJ+'s Dena Takruri visits an Arizona community living in fear of ICE arrests.

Part 2 - Locked Up: The Long Wait Of Immigration Detention (5mins)

Dena joins a woman on a prison visit to see her husband, who has been locked up for two years. 

Part 3 - We Met The People Deported Under President Trump (6mins)

Travelling across the border to Mexico, we see what the recently deported face on the other side.

Part 4 - The Big Business Of Private Prisons (4mins)

Private prisons and private detention facilities – an important distinction – are run by individual companies and are infamous for their poor conditions and treatment of detainees.