A Crackdown on Fact-Checkers?

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
PROGRAM #10990 12:00 PM PT

A Crackdown on Fact-Checkers? The Trump administration announced unprecedented tightening of work visa screenings for highly skilled applicants, ordering officials to examine resumes and social media accounts to identify past involvement in areas such as content moderation, fact-checking, or online safety. The government argues these activities could amount to “censorship.” What drives this new policy? How might it affect free expression?

Guest: Laura Zommer, Co-founder and CEO, Factchequeado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Naturalization Processes in Limbo. Immigrants whose citizenship applications had already been approved were pulled out of line moments before taking the oath in Boston. They come from 19 countries the Trump administration has newly labeled “high risk.” The measure, applied to people who had met every requirement, has sparked intense debate over its legality. What is happening? Why are compliant immigrants now being penalized?

Guest: Nancy Flores, Deputy Director, National Partnership for New Americans-NPNA, Milwaukee, WI.

New Orleans Under Siege. With ICE’s federal immigration operation Catahoula Crunch entering its second week—marked by indiscriminate arrests and operations across neighborhoods and workplaces—fear is rising among immigrant families in New Orleans, alongside growing protests demanding transparency. What is the current toll? What effects is this surge having? How are local communities and city officials responding?

Guest: Homero López, Jr., Attorney / Legal Director, Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy-ISLA, New Orleans, LA.

Photo: Evgenia Parajanian/Adobe Stock

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