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Undocumented Immigrants Are Tethered to ICE, and Private Companies, by Ankle Monitors
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
A handful of companies are making millions off ankle monitors strapped to undocumented immigrants in ICE custody. The makers pitch the monitors as an alternative to being jailed, but are they simply another form of bondage? Reporter Ryan Katz looks at what life is life while wearing one of these monitors. He untangles the complicated web of ICE, immigration bail agent companies, and the attorneys fighting them.
Released:
Oct 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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