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Fines, Fraud, and the Machinery of Deportation

Books that expose how U.S. immigration enforcement weaponizes fines, removal orders, and legal limbo while scam economies prey on the people caught inside the system.

6 booksMay 4, 2026

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El DHS multa con $1.8 millones a mujer que espera resolución de su caso de...telemundo20.com Inmigración multa a salvadoreño en Pasadena con $1.8 millones por no irse de EEUUtelemundohouston.com Estafas migratorias crecen durante las redadas de Trump; ávidos defraudadores...propublica.org

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