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REEL SOUTH

Lumpkin, GA

Season 4 Episode 6 | 25m 51s

In a fading Georgia town, a community recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. An undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future. In the midst of it all, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Where these stories meet, the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown is revealed—a place called Lumpkin, GA.

Aired: 03/28/19 | Expires: 08/04/19
Support for Reel South is made possible by the ETV Endowment of South Carolina, National Endowment for the Arts, and Wyncote Foundation.
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Citizen of the United States of America
Immigrants and their families celebrate earning US citizenship.
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