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Jonathan Blitzer discusses the inhumane conditions in ICE detention centers and the impact on detainees.

‘New Yorker’ staff writer Jonathan Blitzer says thousands of people are being held in tents in the El Paso, Texas, desert, where inhumane conditions have become a tool to pressure people to accept deportation. There have been 52 deaths in detention centers since President Trump took office, and a significant number of them are suicides. Blitzer spoke with co-host Tonya Mosley. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter Follow us on Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel Check out the Fresh Air Archives See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Tonya Mosley

Guest: Jonathan Blitzer

Topics covered

• ICE detention centers
• abuse
• deportation
• mental health
• immigration
• human rights

Keywords

• ICE
• detention centers
• abuse
• deportation
• suicides
• El Paso
• Jonathan Blitzer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Yorker

Places: El Paso, Texas

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