César García Hernández talks about his book, Migrating to Prison America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants. Professor Hernandez lays out the history of immigration imprisonment and detention through the lens of politics and law. Additionally, noting the way in which the way immigration changed during the 1970 and 80s during the Cuban and Haitian influx. As detention and deportation roar back into the headlines, this history takes on a renewed relevance.

César García Hernández is the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Moritz College of Law At Ohio State University