Policy Becomes Harm

The Firing Line

Policy Becomes Harm

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Policy Becomes Harm

A one-hour investigation into how immigration detention turns policy into confinement, family separation, public expense, and lasting human harm.

Barking Justice Media, Mika Douglas, and Robert Anderson

Jul 15, 2026

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POLICY BECOMES HARM | THE DETENTION MACHINE
By Mika Douglas and Robert Anderson

Immigration detention is often presented as an administrative necessity. Behind that language is a growing system of confinement that removes people from their homes, separates families, transfers public authority to private contractors, and makes human suffering easier to hide.

In this edition of Policy Becomes Harm, The Firing Line follows the chain from political decision to institutional machinery to human consequence. We examine how the detention system expands, who benefits, which safeguards fail, and what citizens are being asked to accept in the name of enforcement.

This program is part of Barking Justice Radio, a 24/7 protest music and civic programming station for people paying attention to an unfinished republic. Through original music, public records, historical memory, and serious reporting, the station helps listeners understand how power reaches ordinary lives and why accountability still matters.

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