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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Dreamers win at the Supreme Court

    In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today said the White House was arbitrary and capricious in trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 18, 2020 • 49m Listen

    In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today said the White House was arbitrary and capricious in trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The ruling protects about 700,000 DACA recipients from deportation, and allows them to keep working and going to school in the U.S. KCRW talks about what this ruling means for the people directly affected by it.

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Dreamers on what Supreme Court’s DACA decision means for them

      In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today said the White House was arbitrary and capricious in trying to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. KCRW hears from DACA recipients Mariana Magaña and Dellara Gorjian.

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      12 min
    2. 12:05

      Supreme Court’s DACA decision: Legal analysis and what it says about the court’s makeup

      KCRW talks about the Supreme Court’s decisions this week, and how they may indicate a broader pattern. The court ruled that Donald Trump's move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful.

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      15 min
    3. 27:11

      Reopening restaurants is tough, but grilling fruit at home is not

      Kleiman recommends grilling fruit, such as grapes, bananas, watermelon, and stone fruit such as apricots and peaches.

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      8 min
    4. 35:53

      In ‘Miss Juneteenth’ movie, one Black woman reimagines her dream

      The Miss Juneteenth pageant takes place every year for young Black women in Texas to compete for a scholarship to a historically Black college or university. It’s also the focus of a new film by Channing Godfrey Peoples.

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      13 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Rosalie Atkinson

      Associate producer

      News

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0012 min

      Dreamers on what Supreme Court’s DACA decision means for them

    2. 12:0515 min

      Supreme Court’s DACA decision: Legal analysis and what it says about the court’s makeup

    3. 27:118 min

      Reopening restaurants is tough, but grilling fruit at home is not

    4. 35:5313 min

      In ‘Miss Juneteenth’ movie, one Black woman reimagines her dream

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand