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How the Asylum Process Became Another Carceral Matrix

How the Asylum Process Became Another Carceral Matrix

From70 Million


How the Asylum Process Became Another Carceral Matrix

From70 Million

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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Oct 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Trump administration has issued numerous policies to systematically dismantle asylum as a legal right. They're also locking up asylum seekers for months or years, until they either win their case, are returned to their home countries, or self deport. Reporters Valeria Fernández and Jude Joffe-Block follow two asylum seekers as they endure detention, legal cases, and family separation in the US, where they sought refuge.Thank you to Maria and Ansly for sharing their stories with us.  This episode discusses troubling details, involving violence. Some listeners may find it disturbing.   Sign up for our newsletter today.
Released:
Oct 5, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

This award-winning and Peabody-nominated podcast documents how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and to chronicle the progress ground-up efforts have made in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration at local levels.