In 2006, then-Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff ended the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s informal “catch-and-release” policy and instituted mandatory detention for illegal immigrants awaiting the outcome of asylum appeals or deportation proceedings–even those with young children. This trailer showcases the efforts of concerned citizens and the ACLU of Texas to shut down the controversial T. Don Hutto Residential Facility, a for-profit prison operated by the Corrections Corporation of America.

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—Corbin Hiar

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