In October, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director John Morton announced that nearly 400,000 people were deported in fiscal year 2011, the highest total in the agency’s history. This staggering number has sparked increased outrage across the country, sowing deep doubts about the Obama Administration’s commitment to any meaningful changes to the U.S. immigration system, and setting the stage for the new PBS Frontline documentary, “Lost in Detention.”
