Immigrants make up the largest proportion of federal prisoners in the United States, incarcerated in a vast network of more than two hundred detention facilities. This book investigates when detention became a centerpiece of U.S. immigration policy. Detain and Punish reveals why the practice was reinstituted in 1981 after being halted for several decades and how the system expanded to become the world's largest immigration detention regime.

About the Author
Carl Lindskoog is assistant professor of history at Raritan Valley Community College.

Reviews
Provides a valuable road map of the tangled law and politics of U.S. immigration policies."-Foreign Affairs



Book Information
ISBN 9781683401261
Author Carl Lindskoog
Format Paperback
Page Count 220
Imprint University Press of Florida
Publisher University Press of Florida
Weight(grams) 345g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 12mm