John Oliver, on Last Week Tonight, criticized the US immigration detention system, emphasizing its vast inefficacy and the legal black hole it creates. He targeted the Trump administration’s deportation tactics, citing attempts to house migrants in remote Guantanamo. Oliver stressed that while immigration is a civil violation, many detained individuals are seeking asylum. With the largest detention system globally, over 90% of these facilities are run by private companies. This leads to adverse conditions for detainees and a lack of access to legal aid, causing significant distress.
The immigration detention system in the US has become a massive aberration, fueling a cycle of human suffering as it operates largely beyond oversight.
A significant number of those detained are seeking asylum, yet they find themselves caught in a bureaucratic nightmare perpetuated by private prison facilities.
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