New Massive Protests

TUESDAY, APRIL 15

PROGRAM #10745 12:00 PM PT 

New Massive Protests. 

After the massive ‘Hands Off’ protest, the same organizers are now calling for another nationwide anti-Trump protest planned for April 19 in 50 states and over 11 million are expected to participate. What are the plans? Where are the rallies taking place?

Guest: Emmanuel Martinez, National Communications Co-Lead, 50501.

“Fighting Oligarchy”. US Senator Bernie Sanders and US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bring their nationwide resistance tour to Bakersfield, California. The event is intended to continue the conversation on “how to take on oligarchs and corporate interests who have power and influence in the country”.

Guest: Dr. Gonzalo Santos, Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology, California State University at Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield), Bakersfield, CA.

IRS Chief Resigns Over Immigration Deal. The head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the agency reached a deal to share tax data on immigrants for the purpose of deporting them. On the last day to submit income tax forms, a tax law expert comments on what immigrants who are preparing to file their tax report need to know.

Guest: Jacqueline Lainez Flanagan, Deputy Director, Center for Taxpayer Rights, Washington, DC.

US Must Bring Deported Man Back. The Supreme Court instructed the government to return a Salvadoran migrant it had wrongly deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador. An analyst discusses the ramifications.

Guest: Rosalba Piña, Immigration Attorney, Chicago, IL.

Knowing Your Rights. Immigration agents are reportedly expanding their reach and using the full statutory powers to detain and deport tourists, workers with temporary visas, and even legal residents like DACA and TPS beneficiaries and green card holders. Who is at risk? What rights do immigrants have?

Guest: Rosalba Piña, Immigration Attorney, Chicago, IL.

Photo: Sara Shakir

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