From Voluntary Departure to Jail

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
PROGRAM #11251 12:00 PM PT

From Voluntary Departure to Jail. 

Jeanette Garzón’s family had enrolled in the CBP Home voluntary “self-deport” program and had already purchased their flights. When they showed up at the ICE office, they were locked up in the Dilley detention center. They have been held for six weeks; the mother is pregnant. They did everything right. Yet ICE chose to imprison a mother, a father, and their seven-year-old son. Who can trust the CBP Home application process?

Border Community Fights against the Wall. A small Texas border town is taking its fight against the border wall to the courts. Presidio fears that construction will compromise the levees that protect the community, potentially leaving the town flooded. What environmental risks are at stake? How far can the federal government go to accelerate construction? And how is immigration policy transforming life along the southern border?

Bobby Pulido: From Music to Politics. Tejano star Bobby Pulido is drawing on the power of his charisma and his deep roots in the Valley in an effort to help flip a border district back into the Democratic column. Pulido is campaigning in Texas’s most competitive district, appealing to Latino majorities with a centrist agenda. In this interview, Pulido discusses his plans on crucial issues such as the economy, the uninsured, and immigrant families.

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