Although sometimes difficult to watch, the final season reflects the reality that many parents in that position now face. When one young woman was deported, her children, separated from her at the border, were fostered, then adopted, by an American family. There is also a tearful depiction of an obscene aspect of Trump doctrine. There was also a poignant depiction of another aspect of immigration practices: The final season depicts children, including babies (!), having to defend themselves in immigration court, without legal counsel. She soon took up acting, and now is a very prominent advocate for fundamental changes to immigration policy in the U.S. As a young girl, born in New Jersey, she was able to remain in Boston. In reality, Diane’s parents and older brother were deported to Colombia when she was only fourteen. In the final season, her character is deported to Colombia, as she had not been born in the U.S., which she had previously believed.
Diane Guerro, for example, is cast as the very popular character Maritza Ramos. One of the most evocative aspects of the final season is its dovetailing with the actual, real-life experience of its actors. The show explores issues of mass incarceration in for-profit prisons, mass deportations, drug policy, and immigration “reform.” There is specific mention of the policy changes implemented by the Trump administration. The final season of 13 episodes, produced by Tilted Productions, created by Jenji Kohan, is based on the 2010 memoir, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison, by Piper Kerman. She was sentenced for a non-violent drug-money smuggling offense. For those who may not be familiar, the series was based on the real-life story and memoir of a normally law-abiding young woman who finds herself having to serve a year and a half in a minimum-security women’s prison. The final season of this popular franchise is its most overtly political. Orange Is the New Black has become a fan favorite on Netflix, being the most downloaded series on that platform.
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