Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A ride-along with ICE as they try arresting undocumented immigrants

    Arrests of undocumented immigrants are up 30 percent since President Trump took office, but not in LA. Why are immigration agents having a tough time arresting and deporting people?

    • rss
    • apple-podcasts
    • spotify
    • Share
    By Madeleine Brand • May 8, 2017 • 1 min read

    Arrests of undocumented immigrants are up 30 percent since President Trump took office, but not in LA. Why are immigration agents having a tough time arresting and deporting people?

    The full episode

    2 of 4
    How President Trump is changing immigration
    1. 0:00How Trump is bypassing the courts to crackdown on immigration
    2. 8:30A ride-along with ICE as they try arresting undocumented immigrantsYou’re reading this
    3. 19:06There's money to help the homeless, but little agreement on how to spend it
    4. 33:56Why sleeping alone may be keeping you up at night
    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

    • KCRW placeholder

      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

    • KCRW placeholder

      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

    • KCRW placeholder

      Joel Rubin

      Los Angeles Times

      News

    The full episode

    2 of 4
    How President Trump is changing immigration
    1. 0:00How Trump is bypassing the courts to crackdown on immigration
    2. 8:30A ride-along with ICE as they try arresting undocumented immigrantsYou’re reading this
    3. 19:06There's money to help the homeless, but little agreement on how to spend it
    4. 33:56Why sleeping alone may be keeping you up at night
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand