It's weird that the Nazi camps are apparently off-limits for any comparison, but Hitler himself was inspired by the Indian reservation system and Boer War civilian camps which people have no problem comparing to the present day migrant camps.
The Boer War camps were intended to deny Boer guerrilla forces support from the Boer community. The object wasn't to imprison people. The high death rate in those camps was due to disease from poor diet and sanitation, much like the Nazi camps. When news of the high death rate got out there was public outrage in Britain and a Commission was formed which resulted in the camps being put under civilian control instead of military. The death rate then dropped to less than 2%. Basically the opposite of what happened in Nazi camps.
So certainly the comparison between the ICE and Boer camps is more appropriate.
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