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podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy PolicyPeople have been talking about being "allies" for a long time now. But what has that actually meant, over the years? And how performative should allyship be? One of our guests says, keep it to yourself. The other says, be loud and proud. So that's what we're getting into today wi ... Show More
On Monday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was confirmed as the newest head of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Kristi Noem. It's an enormously consequential role that involves taking charge of ICE, border patrol, and TSA. And Mullin is an interesting choice for the role — he ... Show More
When President Trump says things like “fake news,” “witch hunt” or even “Make America Great Again,” he’s not just using catchy phrases -- he’s persuading people into a way of thinking and believing. This week on Code Switch, we talk to Amanda Montell, author of Cultish and co-hos ... Show More
The Trump administration is deploying a new strategy to speed up deportations. Government lawyers are asking immigration judges to dismiss on-going cases. Then, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents arrest people as soon as they step out of the courtroom. The process is oft ... Show More
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for federal immigration enforcement agents in Los Angeles to use race and other profiling factors in deciding who to stop and potentially detain. NPR’s Scott Detrow and Jasmine Garsd discuss how the expansion of ICE operations around the coun ... Show More
The Trump administration's push to expand immigration enforcement -- as part of its deportation efforts -- has created job opportunities in small towns and cities.We head to one of them -- Folkston, Georgia, a community of about 2,800 residents..That number will soon swell as imm ... Show More
The Trump administration is moving fast on a plan to create several holding centers around the country for people detained in a nationwide immigration crackdown. One facility in particular has been rife with problems.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Conside ... Show More
<p><i>Warning: This episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>As the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on illegal immigration, it has turned to Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, to try to increase deportations. He has been at the center of some of the most agg ... Show More
<p>Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-probable-cause-contempt-deportation-flights.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Depor ... Show More
U.S. citizens have been arrested in the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown. According to ProPublica, at least 170 have been arrested or detained by immigration agents since President Trump took office for his second term.In response, Texas Rep. Robert Garcia ... Show More
<p>Phil, Ian, & Libby are joined by Josh Seiter to discuss gunfire being exchanged at the southern border between the cartel & CBP agents, Colombia backtracking on their decision to not let US deportation flights land, JD Vance shutting down a CBS reporter defending illegal immig ... Show More
Tom Homan, Trump’s former “border czar,” was tasked with sealing the U.S. border and delivering on the campaign promise of mass deportations. To many Republicans, he’s a straight-talking rockstar - a no-nonsense enforcer who gets results. To his critics, he’s the hard face of an ... Show More
CBS News obtained an internal government list of the 238 Venezuelan immigrants deported and sent to a notorious El Salvador prison. A woman’s husband, who was an asylum seeker, was on the list. She spoke to CBS News’ Lilia Luciano.
Coco Gauff is off to a perfect start after winn ... Show More
