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Rachel D. Van Nostrand

When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historical cases

The phrase “concentration camp” is freighted with dark historical meaning. Most people hear it and instinctively think of concentration camps used by the Nazis to exterminate Jews and other minority populations during the Holocaust. But the use and name of concentration camps originated far earlier. In the late 1800s, Spanish
Alex Braithwaite, University of Arizona, Rachel D. Van Nostrand, Louisiana State University 01 May 2026

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