About this episode

The episode discusses the deployment of the U.S. military in America for the mass round-up of immigrants and citizens labeled as enemies, leading to inhumane conditions in prison camps.

The U.S. military is deployed on the streets of America, tasked with carrying out the mass round-up of innocent immigrants and American citizens labeled by the government as the "enemy" within. Tens of thousands of American families are forced to live in hastily constructed prison camps — enduring inhumane conditions — while government officials scramble to figure out what to do with them all.

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Maddow

Topics covered

• military deployment
• immigration
• government actions
• civil rights
• prison camps

Keywords

• U.S. military
• immigrants
• American citizens
• government
• prison camps
• mass round-up
• inhumane conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. military

Places: America, American, prison camps, government

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