Netflix's 'Immigration Nation' damns the system by telling the truth

Netflix's 'Immigration Nation' damns the system by telling the truth

Six hours of a stranger’s time is a big ask, especially if you’re vouching for a show you haven’t seen yet. But leading up to the August 3 release of Netflix’s Immigration Nation, plenty of people ventured out on that limb to promote the series on social media. This came after one of its main subjects, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), sought to block the project's release and threatened legal action against its creators. Now, it’s all too clear what the agency took issue with — and the series' amplification has become even more important.

Directed by Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwartz, the six-part docuseries began production shortly after the Trump administration took office and, for a time, had the rare support of ICE and other administration officials. Unlike other impactful documentaries released in recent years, Immigration Nation didn't purport a specific agenda during production; even its title is ambiguous enough to make one believe the project could fall on either side of the contentious debate it covers.  Read more...

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Netflix's 'Immigration Nation' damns the system by telling the truth Netflix's 'Immigration Nation' damns the system by telling the truth Reviewed by mimisabreena on Wednesday, August 05, 2020 Rating: 5

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