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The truth about the Trump administration’s family separation policy

August 18, 2022 Current Events, Politics

Staff writer Caitlin Dickerson discusses her 18-month deep dive into the policies and after-effects of separating children from their families at the border.

Is the US Border Patrol overstepping its boundaries?

July 18, 2022 Current Events, Politics

Professor Reece Jones joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the almost-unfettered Border Patrol, how the Supreme Court has authorized its powers, and how it’s becoming a national police force.

Patrolling The Border

December 10, 2015 Politics, Race/Identity

This hour, we’ll talk about the conflict Mexican-American border agents have while doing their jobs with Alfredo Corchado, whose three-part series on the topic appears in “The New Yorker.”

Hour 2: Expanding its reach across America, the U.S. Border Patrol now protects the nation in a variety of ways like never before. We’ll speak with Todd Miller about the increase in service and his book, “Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security.”