In an attempt to convince the public that its enforcement of immigration laws is fair and compassionate, the Department of Homeland Security emphasizes its supposedly careful targeting of “recent border crossers.” This spin on “border removals” conjures up individuals apprehended in the act of crossing an actual border or shortly thereafter.
Photographer Charles Ommanney drove 3,000 miles along the US/Mexico border from Brownsville, Texas, to Friendship Park, California -- the southeastern and southwestern points of the United States, respectively -- on assignment for MSNBC documenting... view more
