Deportation policies under Trump v. past presidents

ICE officers.

ICE officers. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security). 

President Trump had promised huge sweeps of undocumented immigrants over the weekend. But reports say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested only a handful of undocumented immigrants. Trump has spoken out repeatedly about rounding up undocumented immigrants, but Obama was nicknamed "deporter in chief." How different are the deportation policies under Trump from previous presidents, Democratic and Republican?

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill, Rebecca Mooney, Brian Hardzinski