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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2026 · 41 MIN
[News] The $84 Billion Question: Why Washington Is Fining Immigrants Up to $1.8 Million to Make Them Leave
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A dormant 1996 civil-penalty law has been revived into an $84 billion machine that fines unauthorized immigrants up to $1.8 million each, less to collect money than to pressure them into deporting themselves.
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