Abstract
The present study utilizes qualitative interviews to explore the intersection between the criminal justice system and the immigration detention system. Interviews were conducted with four immigrants who are currently holding status and three immigration professionals. The literature used in this study explored the effects of private prisons, public opinion, the jailing of immigrants and crimmigration. The theories that were used to understand the immigration experience were authored by W.E.B. Du Bois, Karl Marx, and Michel Foucult. The themes that emerged from the interviews include a) fear for the immigrant community, b) human rights violations, c) the concept of crimmigration. The themes demonstrated how the intersection of the criminal justice system and the immigration detention system negatively impact the immigrant community. The project ends with policy suggestions for law enforcement and the immigration system.
Advisor
Nurse, Anne
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Hernandez, Aimee, "Two Systems, One Harm: The Intersection of the Criminal Justice System and the Immigration Detention System" (2025). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 11547.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/11547
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Criminal Law | Criminology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Immigration Law
Publication Date
2025
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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