The Great Wall of America

Agents in Dulzura, California load a group of border-crossers into a truck.

Detained
Agents in Dulzura, California load a group of border-crossers into a truck. In some districts, the migrants are sent back to Mexico. In others, they are processed through the penal system and then deported. Though the end result is often the same, the two weeks spent in jail serve as a deterrent.

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