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Other People's Blood U.S. Immigration Prisons in the Reagan Decade ROBERT S. KAHN New York London For Jennifer, Carlos, Alex, and Cecilia First published 1996 by Westview Press Published 2018 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, axon OX14 4 RN Routledge is an imprint oft he Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 1996 Taylor & Francis All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Kahn, Robert S. Other people's blood: U.S. immigration prisons in the Reagan decade / Robert S. Kahn p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-8133-2445-9 (alk. paper). - ISBN 0-8133-2446-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Refugees-Government policy-United States. 2. Immigrants- Government policy-United States. 3. United States-Emigration and immigration-Government policy. 4. Prisons-United States. 5. United States-Politics and government-1981-1989. I. Title. JV6601.K35 1996 365'A-dc20 96-9119 CIP This book was typeset by Letra Libre, 1705 Fourteenth Street, Suite 391, Boulder, CO 80302. ISBN 13: 978-0-8133-2446-3 (pbk) CONTENTS Author's Note ix Acknowledgments xi INTRODUCTION 1 THE BORDER IS A THIRD COUNTRY 7 MURDER BY REMOTE CONTROL 29 THE CORRALON 51 WASHINGTON, D.C. 101 LAREDO 115 FLORENCE PRISON 135 OAKDALE 149 CHILDREN Of THE CONTRAS 179 BROWNSVILLE 187 OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOOD 233 Suggested Readings 247 About the Book and Author 255 Index 257 v Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their inves- tigations we shall soon know nothing at all about it. -Mark Twain AUTHOR'S NOTE There are no composite scenes, interviews, or characters in this book. Refugees who did not want to be identified have been given a name here that mayor may not be their own. Thus, an interview with Jose in the Laredo immigration prison was conducted at the time and place cited, but the man's name may not have been Jose. All the refugees interviewed for this book knew that the author was writing a book and consented that their story be told. All people identified by full names have given permis- sion for their use. All articles cited from the Brownsville Herald, the Boston Globe, Na- tional Catholic Reporter, the Baltimore Sun, and Newsday are by the au- thor unless noted otherwise. The lawsuits Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith, Orantes-Hernandez v. Meese, and Orantes-Hernandez v. Thornburgh are one and the same case. The title of the suit was amended to substitute the name of the new defendant. This is also the case with American Baptist Churches v. Meese and American Baptist Churches v. Thornburgh. IX
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