“The commodification of child imprisonment” under Donald Trump is making CoreCivic and GEO Group executives even richer, Rep. Joaquin Castro tells Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra. The Democrat representing Texas’s 20th Congressional District says babies as young as two months old are being held in ICE detention, and parents are being coerced into helping entrap their own children, all while private prison giants profit off every kid DHS locks up. Castro breaks down what he’s witnessed inside facilities like the Dilley “trailer prison,” and the explosion of 287(g) agreements turning local police departments into DHS henchmen. But what about the Democrats still voting to fund ICE despite the horrors it’s perpetrating? And can US voters expect real accountability for the mass deportation machine if Castro’s party retakes the House in November? Watch full episodes of BT Live, join breakthroughnews.org as a member today! #breakthroughnews

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