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Religious and Racial Discrimination in the American South and the Escalation of Immigration DetentionDiscussion with Azadeh Shahshahani on the work of Project South, which cultivates strong social movements in the Southern United States and supports social justice movements in the Global South. We discuss religious and racial discrimination as well as police collaboration with ICE and the denial of utilities to undocumented persons as well as lawful residents without social security numbers in the southern United States. We also discuss the escalation of immigration detention and a recent report, by a coalition of organizations including Project South, detailing the deplorable conditions at detention centres in Georgia. Additionally, we discuss shadow prisons, the effective criminalization of immigration infractions and attendant forced labour and corporate profit.For More Info:https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Imprisoned_Justice_Report-1.pdfhttps://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Complaint-Barrientos-v.-Core-Civic.pdfhttps://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/UN-Communication-Re-Detention-Conditions-in-GA-Facilities.pdfhttps://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/sites/default/files/reports/IceLies_NIJC_DWN.pdfhttps://cis.org/Arthur/Get-Minors-Out-Immigration-Courthttps://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/15-1204_f29g.pdfhttps://www.salon.com/2018/04/24/do-immigrants-in-ice-detention-centers-have-any-human-rights-at-all/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-shahshahani-muslim-ban_us_5ae71bf4e4b055fd7fce13e1http://law.emory.edu/eilr/content/volume-31/issue-4/article/water-critique-localities-denial-undocumented-immigrants.html