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In fact, you know, in a way the pandemic and the sort of just move by all of us to start using video communication tools, it made it possible for me to get inside of an ice facility that i probably never would have been able to get into otherwise. >> right. >> the detention center at one point, and i wrote about this in "the new york times" magazine story that i published last year did separate my access to the video app. and some of the people inside lost access to the tablets that they use to have these conversations. i was able to sign back up and sign back in and continue having these conv...

Card. he's marries to a u.s. citizen. he has very clear claims to be able to stay here. he probably was never going to be deported actually. he was probably going to win his case. but because i.c.e. had the discretion to hold him at the time, they had a sort of policy -- as a policy matter were holding anybody that they could. and so he stayed in detention for close to a year actually while he was fighting his case. and through this film, "the facility," i really tried to bring people inside because for most of the pandemic, from the beginning of the pandemic, the early months of the pandemic,...

Pandemic and the sort of moved by all of us to start using video communication tools, it made it possible for me to get inside of an i.c.e. facility that i probably never would have been able to get into. >> right. >> otherwise. the detention center at one point -- and i wrote about this in "the new york times" magazine story that i published last year -- did sever my access to the video app. and some of the people inside lost access to the tablets that they used to have these conversations. i was able to sign back up and sign back in and continue having these conversations and collecting foot...

Access that's very very, very difficult. it made it possible for me to get inside an i.c.e. facility that i probably never would have been able to get into otherwise. the detention center at one point, and i wrote about this in the "new york times" magazine story that i published last year, did sever my access to the video app. and some of the people inside lost access to the tablets that they used to have these conversations. i was able to sign back up and sign back in and continue have these conversations and collecting footage that ultimately resulted in the documentary of the facility. >> ...

Nilson is waiting for a green card. he's married to a u.s. citizen. he has very clear claims to be able to stay here. he probably never was going to be deported, actually. he was probably going to win his case, but because i.c.e. had the discretion to hold him they had a sort of policy, as a policy matter, were holding anybody that they could, so he stayed in detention for close to a year actually while he was fighting his case. and through this film, "the facility", i really try to bring people inside. because for most of the pandemic, for the beginning of the pandemic, the early months of th...