In this episode of Deportation Nation, Darren Watts explores how President George W. Bush reshaped immigration enforcement in the wake of 9/11.
From the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE to the launch of mass workplace raids and expanded border militarization, this era marked a major turning point in how America approached deportation.
Darren unpacks the facts, the post-9/11 fears, and the lasting consequences of policies that prioritized national security over civil liberties—and how they helped normalize the harsh tactics used in later administrations.
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Sources for This Episode:
Migration Policy Institute – Immigration Enforcement in the Post-9/11 Era
https://www.migrationpolicy.org
Pew Research Center – Deportation Trends and Public Sentiment During Bush Era
American Immigration Council – How ICE Was Formed and Why It Matters
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
ACLU – Post-9/11 Immigration Raids and Civil Rights Violations
Brookings Institution – The National Security Logic of Bush-Era Immigration Reform
