How 'Orange Is the New Black' Heartbreakingly Explores ICE Detention Centers in Its Final Season

How 'Orange Is the New Black' heartbreakingly explores ICE detention centers in its final season OITNB

writers room intent on tackling the U.S. immigration crisis in a powerful way on her Netflix prison dramedy.

"I was so warmed by all the research Jenji and the writers did," says Guerrero of the writers room making first-hand visits and speaking to immigration attorneys. "I remember getting that call and [co-executive producer] Carolina Piaz and I were just crying because we felt so passionate about this story."

In the end, the desire to help others is what leads to Maritza's ultimate deportation in the fifth episode, "Minority Deport," which was directed byIt's explained that PolyCon, the corporation that owns and makes money off Litchfield, is responsible for feeding the detainees. So a kitchen crew made up of Red , Gloria , Nicky , Lorna and Flaca — making for a heartfelt but short-lived reunion for Flaritza — gets reassigned to the detention center.

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