

Lumpkin, GA
Season 4 Episode 6 | 25m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
A fading Georgia town is the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown.
In a fading Georgia town, a community recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. An undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future. In the midst of it all, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Where these stories meet, the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown is revealed—a place called Lumpkin, GA.
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.

Lumpkin, GA
Season 4 Episode 6 | 25m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
In a fading Georgia town, a community recalls its dark past and faces a grim present. An undocumented immigrant, caught in legal limbo and facing deportation, contemplates his future. In the midst of it all, a massive, private immigration prison generates millions in profits. Where these stories meet, the hidden epicenter of America’s immigration crackdown is revealed—a place called Lumpkin, GA.
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Clip: S4 Ep6 | 1m 30s | County clerk Mona Dudley talks about the state of the town and the economy of the prison. (1m 30s)
Lumpkin, GA Loving This Country
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Clip: S4 Ep6 | 1m 17s | A Lumpkin resident explores his all-American town. (1m 17s)
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