Key Participants

Marco - Youth activist with the National Immigration Youth Alliance that infiltrated the men’s Broward Transitional Center.

Viri - Youth activist with the National Immigration Youth Alliance that infiltrated the women’s Broward Transitional Center.

Claudio- Broward detainee that helped Marco infiltrate Broward. Was detained one night while taking out the trash. His son, a DREAMER, worked with the National Immigration Youth Alliance for his liberation.

Beni - Broward detainee that, with the encouragement of Marco, refused to be deported. Broward staff threatened to deport his wife if he did not leave.

Samuel - A drug cartel refugee seeking safety from gangs in Honduras. Married a US citizen and has 4 children that are US citizens.

Maria - A political asylum seeking protection from the Venezuelan government. Has established a life in the US and has family and kids that are US citizens.

Nima - Survivor of spousal abuse. Sought protection for her and her children from her abusive husband with the police and was detained by Immigration Customs and Enforcement.

Key Issues

Infiltratorsis an excellent tool for outreach and will be of special interest to people who want to explore the following topics:

• immigration advocacy
• the DREAM Act
• family perseverance and resilience
• navigational wealth
• Immigration Customs and Enforcement
• Department of Homeland Security
• detention center
• Neoliberal migrant labor exploitation
• youth activism