ABANDONED THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICA’S IMMIGRANTS Long Island Premiere USA - 55 minutes Friday, July 28 6:00pm Directed by David Belle. This documentary illustrates the results of the most recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States. New immigration laws passed in 1996 by the U.S. Congress are causing thousands of legal residents to be detained and deported for minor crimes long in their past. As a result, a multi-million dollar prison industry specializing in the detention of immigrants has been born. This insightful and hard-hitting film takes a look at the personal impact of this legislation through poignant stories of immigrants, and explores the position of the INS and the politics of how such laws were ever passed. Produced and Directed by David Belle. Directed by Nicholas Wrathall. Written by Gabriel Morgan.