The United States has the largest immigration detention system in the world. The isolated, desolate location of these immigration detention centers is representative of the strategy ICE and DHS has taken to do everything possible to isolate and dehumanize all of those who are being held inside them. It is also representative of the entangled relationship between political interest, power and profit-driven corporate America.
ISSUE 2 - American Gulag- is the 1st of 4 extensive photo and testimonials essays exploring the policies and geography of immigration detention in the United States. With images and over twenty-five personal testimonies, American Gulag presents a new visual translation of this extensive web of immigration detention prisons across the United States and the impact it has on individuals and families.