First Immigration Bill Signed

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

PROGRAM #10675 12:00 PM PT 

First Immigration Bill Signed. 

President Trump signed the HR29/S5 Act, the first bill of his new administration, named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose case became a rallying cry during his White House campaign. The new law requires the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft and other crimes and ICE wants billions from Congress for tens of thousands more detention beds. What to know about the Laken Riley Act?

Guest: Raquel Lane-Arellano, Communications Director, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition-CIRC, Denver, CO.

Guantanamo: Mass Migrant Detention Camp? President Trump called to use Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba as a mass detention camp for migrants. Human rights groups are vowing to challenge the order. Who will be held in Guantanamo? What to know about the military base and prison? What’s the reaction in Cuba? What is the reaction in Cuba? What is known about the reaction of the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele?

Guests: Tyler Mattiace, Researcher in Mexico and the Americas / Investigador en México y las Américas, Human Rights Watch, Mexico City, MX; Leonel Herrera, Journalist at Diario Co Latino and Environmentalist, San Salvador, EL SALVADOR.

Florida Acts Tough on Immigration. Republicans in Florida are squabbling over a bill that would give new powers for state and local police to help federal immigration enforcement, repeal in-state tuition for college Dreamer students and toughen criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants. Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to veto the legislation claiming it is not tough enough.

Guest: Thomas Kennedy, Spokesperson, Florida Immigrant Coalition-FLIC, Miami, FL.

Photo: The White House /Facebook

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