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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump threatens mass arrests of undocumented immigrants

    President Trump recently tweeted plans to remove millions of undocumented immigrants starting next week.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 18, 2019 • 1 min read

    President Trump recently tweeted plans to remove millions of undocumented immigrants starting next week. However, Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not typically announce enforcement operations beforehand, in order to avoid tipping off undocumented people. There are millions of unauthorized immigrants living in the US. So how will ICE, which is already stretched thin, enforce Trump’s plan?

    Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States. They will be removed as fast as they come in. Mexico, using their strong immigration laws, is doing a very good job of stopping people....... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

    June 18, 2019

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    4. 38:54When ravens are killing desert tortoises, it's drones to the rescue
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Ted Hesson

      reporter, Politico

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Want to minimize your accent? There's an app for that
    1. 0:00Trump threatens mass arrests of undocumented immigrantsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:39Artificial intelligence tries to help you minimize your accent. Should you use it?
    3. 25:33Why are there so many bleak teen dramas on TV?
    4. 38:54When ravens are killing desert tortoises, it's drones to the rescue
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