A penetrating look at family detention in America

The facility houses immigrant children and their parents from all over the world who are awaiting asylum hearings or deportation proceedings. As information about troubling conditions at the facility began to leak out, activist attorneys sought to investigate and address the issues. In telling the story of their quest, the film explores the role (and limits) of community and legal activism in bringing about change. The film leads viewers to consider how core American rights and values - protection of children, presumption of innocence, upholding the family structure as the basic unit of civil society, and America as a refuge of last resort - should apply to immigrants, particularly children.

Cast & Crew

•       Various

Director: Jesse Lyda

Producer: Clark Lyda

Producer: Jesse Lyda

Additional Details

Label: IndiePix Films

Genre: Documentary

Run Time: 62 mins

Release Date: 09/15/09

UPC: 845637000678