To the Point

Aggressive new measures to detain, deport undocumented immigrants

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 23, 2017 National

Two senior cabinet members are in Mexico today, meeting with officials unhappy about the Trump Administration's plans for deporting undocumented immigrants. Meantime, promised roundups are already beginning and the next step is expedited deportations.

Photo: A CBP Border Patrol agent conducts a pat down of a female Mexican being placed in a holding facility. (Gerald L. Nino, CBP, US Department of Homeland Security)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Andrea Brody, Christine Detz, Jenny Hamel