location. but the conditions in detention centers are still vulnerable to the spread of covid, putting thousands of people in i.c.e. custody at risk. joining me now, seth freed wessler, director of the facility, an investigative reporter at pro publica. immigration attorney monica glicken whose client andrea manrique was featured in the documentary. along with nilson barahona who was continued his advocacy for immigration rights since his release, finding the group the i.c.e. breakers. seth, i want to start with you. your film offers a rare glimpse into what life is like inside these detention facilities. what did it take to tell this story? you know, when the pandemic began and our whole world was sort of turned on its head, i began trying to report on what was happening in immigration and customs enforcement detention centers, places i knew where it would be incredibly difficult to stop the spread of covid-19. and i wanted to figure out what was happening inside and what life was
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A new documentary called “The Facility,'' uses footage from a pay-per-minute video call app inside the now-shuttered Irwin County Detention Center to chronicle the experiences of migrants in the early months of the pandemic. At the time, the positivity rate in federal detention centers was 50%. The film has been shortlisted for an academy award. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports.
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