Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Is DACA unconstitutional?
The Trump administration has put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.The program will end in six months. Attorney General Jeff sessions says this is an unconstitutional program so what could Congress could do to normalize the immigration status of some 800,000 Dreamers?
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenPhoto: Allison Agsten of Los Angeles stands with supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a rally outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 5, 2017. (Kyle Grillot/Reuters)
In this episode
4 storiesWho loses when Dreamers get deported?
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, ends in six months. We look at what exactly today’s order contains, and what Congress could do to normalize the immigration status of some 800,000 Dreamers. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says this is an unconstitutional program.
Read the story17 minWhat's up with California's crazy weather?
San Francisco temperatures reached 106 degrees. There’s a so-called micro burst of cold air in Santa Barbara and LA saw its largest fire ever -- fanned by furnace-like temperatures. Can climate science explain what’s going on?
Read the story7 minQuitting Wall Street to photograph America's poor
Chris Arnade earned a PhD in physics, then made millions on Wall Street as a trader. He quit in 2012 to travel the U.S., photographing poor, neglected neighborhoods. He said he saw a lot more community and dignity there than people typically think, but also more frustration and inequality. Some choose to stay, he points out.
Read the story15 minVia 'Rainbow Railroad,' Canadian government smuggles out gay Chechens
For the past three months, human rights organizers worked with the Canadian government to secretly evacuate gay people in Chechnya. They were imprisoned and tortured because of their sexual orientation. Twenty-two of them have made it through Russia to Canada, via an underground railroad. More are expected to be freed in the coming weeks.
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