Photo Op: DHS Releases Images of the First Flight of Criminal Aliens to Guantanamo Bay

Photo Op: DHS Releases Images of the First Flight of Criminal Aliens to Guantanamo Bay

As we have seen over the last few weeks, immigration enforcement can be a media spectacle.

The Marshall Project reports that the immigration crackdown “is . . . blurring the lines between reality, rumor and performance — reshaping daily life in immigrant communities, even when enforcement never arrives. . . . CNN reported this week that the administration urged agents to be `camera-ready’ while conducting raids, and invited media along to maximize coverage. Some officials and agencies have shared their own social media posts from enforcement efforts.

Dara Lind, a senior fellow at the nonprofit immigration advocacy group American Immigration Council, told The Boston Globe that the publicity around ICE raids is meant to scare immigrant communities, alongside impressing those who want Trump to make good on his campaign promises.”

KJ