TUESDAY, JULY 18
PROGRAM # 8112 12:00 PM PST.
Immigration Edition.
Latino members of Congress urged DHS Secretary Kelly to support DACA and TPS. Instead, he warned those programs are at risk. Also, a bill to increase funding for the border wall and more immigrant detention beds is moving forward in Congress. Also, comments on the first congressional hearing for the Agricultural Workers Program, the progress on the bill Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, and the obstructionism for the BRIDGE Act. Also, comments on the first funding, the upcoming inauguration, and the guidelines to implement the Los Angeles Justice Fund to help immigrants fight deportation.
Guests: Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-NY, Washington, DC; Hilda Solís, Supervisor, County of Los Angeles, CA; (audio cuts) Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-IL; Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-CA; Rep. Jim Costa, D-CA; Greisha Martínez, United We Dream, Washington, DC.
County Aids ICE in Secret. Civil liberties lawyers took Madera County supervisors to court alleging they violated California’s open government laws when they ordered the local jail in a closed-door session to cooperate with ICE.
Guest: Angelica Salcedo, Staff Attorney, ACLU- Northern California, Fresno, CA.
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