Since Donald Trump took office, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) says agents have made 43 percent more arrests this year compared to this time last year.
Arrests of individuals whose only crime was crossing the border are also higher. Non-criminal immigration violations have increased threefold. From immigration raids to crackdowns on sanctuary cities, how has ICE been emboldened under the Trump Administration? How is this affecting immigrant communities? What happens after people are deported?
Guests:
Grisel Ruiz, staff attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Rachael Keast, staff attorney at the Alameda County Office of the Public Defender
Web Resources:
Alameda County Public Defender Offices: Public Defender Immigration Representation Project
The Intercept: TOP TRUMP OFFICIAL JOHN KELLY ORDERED ICE TO PORTRAY IMMIGRANTS AS CRIMINALS TO JUSTIFY RAIDS
The Nation: ICE Wants to Destroy Its Records of In-Custody Deaths, Sexual Assault, and Other Detainee Files
New York Times: U.S. to Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Entering Country
KQED: Santa Cruz Police: ICE Lied to Us About Immigration Arrests