30 years ago, Congress passed #AEDPA and #IIRIRA, shifting immigration policy toward detention as the default, not the exception. In 1995, fewer than 7,500 people were detained daily.
Today, that number is nearly 70,000. That growth didn’t happen by accident. truthout.org/articles/cli...
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Clinton-Era Laws Passed 30 Years Ago Enabled Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda.
Clinton’s ‘96 laws provided the legal foundation for mass detention, rapid deportations, and the evasion of due process.