Marielena Hincapié

TUESDAY, JUNE 30

PROGRAM #11186 11:00 AM PT 

Marielena Hincapié.

This program in our series “Treinta Años, Treinta Voces” features a conversation with attorney Marielena Hincapié, who, as executive director of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) based in Los Angeles, became a leading voice in the national immigration debate and a central figure in the creation and defense of DACA. Hincapié led numerous legal and policy battles, including successful challenges to harsh anti-immigrant state laws in Arizona and Alabama, and a U.S. Supreme Court victory blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA. She reflects on that experience and on the current state of immigrant communities as she writes Becoming America, a book on the nation’s immigration wars. This interview originally aired on December, 23rd, 2025.

Photo:  Lorie Shaull/Flickr

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