437 | The Cruelty is the Point: Immigration Detention Expansion Under the Trump Administration w/Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Today, Hunter was joined by the American Immigration Council’s Aaron Reichlin-Melnick to discuss a new report published by AIC. Over the past two years, the Trump administration has rapidly expanded the use of and capacity of immigration detention. Aaron joins to detail how this has happened, what might come next, and the best ways to prevent it in the future.
Guest:
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Senior Fellow, American Immigration Council
Resources:
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https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/immigration-detention/
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https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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