Episode 447
The New ICE Directive To Detain Lawful Refugees
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
February 20, 202622m 3s
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Show Notes
On Wednesday, the Trump administration issued a memo directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to detain lawful refugees who have yet to secure permanent U.S. residency.
On Today's Show:
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Penguin Press, 2024), discusses the latest news, including his latest reporting on how the agency's bureaucracy works.
Topics
politicsimmigrationicecustomsnational_newsborder_patroltrumprefugeedetainarrestdeportation