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    Immigration crackdown shifts to country's interior

    As a candidate, President Trump promised to round up and deport "bad hombres." But a spike in deportations and arrests are also sweeping up immigrants with deep ties to the United States and minor or no criminal history.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Ruben Navarrette, Jr. • Dec 14, 2017 • 44m Listen

    Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:21

      Are Trump's deportation policies ripping families apart?

      Arrests at the border are way down, but seizures of immigrants in the interior of the country are up. The Trump administration says the crackdown is about increasing safety, but many of the immigrants being swept up are law-abiding.

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      31 min
    2. 32:37

      Paul Ryan's busy day

      In the midst of a last-minute scramble to round up votes for the unpopular tax bill, news outlets are reporting that Speaker Paul Ryan is planning to retire after the 2018 elections -- and may be out of the speaker's chair even sooner.

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      12 min
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      Ruben Navarrette, Jr.

      Political Columnist

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      Quinn O'Toole

      managing producer

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 1:2131 min

      Are Trump's deportation policies ripping families apart?

    2. 32:3712 min

      Paul Ryan's busy day

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