On the Border: From El Paso to Atlanta, Part 2

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Part 2: Photographer Hyosub Shin and reporter Jeremy Redmon visited stretches of the border in west Texas and New Mexico, in order to reveal the complexities surrounding border security.

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer directs detainees during lunch time in cafeteria at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees walk follow the path as El Paso airport air traffic control tower shows at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees can access to a law library at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees works at laundry facilities as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer supervises at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer sorts through files at a property room at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Bernard Henderson, an ICE detention operations supervisor, holds an essential bag to be provided to detainees at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Bernard Henderson, an ICE detention operations supervisor, shows different colored uniforms based on their criminal records at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. Red indicates they were convicted of serious crimes, such as murder, rape and robbery. Orange uniforms are for less serious offenders, including those who have committed theft or drug-related offenses. Those who have committed only immigration-related offenses wear dark blue. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - A detainee eats her lunch in solitary confinement at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - A detainee is escorted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees watch a television as they wait to be seen at a medical clinic building at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer supervises as a detainee gets a treatment from nursing staff at a medical clinic building at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - The detainees are issued different colored uniforms based on their criminal records at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. Red indicates they were convicted of serious crimes, such as murder, rape and robbery. Orange uniforms are for less serious offenders, including those who have committed theft or drug-related offenses. Those who have committed only immigration-related offenses wear dark blue. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees line up for lunch in a cafeteria adorned with flags from nations around the world at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees can access to a barber shop at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees get fresh air and exercise in the recreation yard at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees use a telephone at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - A detainee sleeps in his bunk in an open bay dormitory at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees spend their time in an open bay dormitory at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - Detainees put together a puzzle at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer performs patdown search to each detainees after their lunch and before they go get to their dormitory at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - A detainee is being transferred as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer supervises at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

El Paso, Texas - A detainee waits inside a ICE vehicle before she is being transferred at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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El Paso, Texas - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer directs detainees during lunch time in cafeteria at the El Paso Processing Center in El Paso, Texas on Friday, September 27, 2013. This bustling border city is both a gateway for illegal immigrants and the last stop many see before they are deported. Before they are expelled from the U.S., many illegal immigrants are held at the El Paso Processing Center, a razor wire-rimmed detention facility next to the city airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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