The Morality of Mass Deportations

TUESDAY, MARCH 25
PROGRAM #10724 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. The Morality of Mass Deportations.

The prelate of El Paso, Texas called for a march and vigil to protest the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations. The vigil, joined by bishops of other countries, is also to remember St. Oscar Romero, the martyred archbishop of San Salvador.

Guest: Catholic Bishop Mark J. Seitz, Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration Committee, El Paso, TX.

The Detention of Jeanette Vizguerra. Despite the Trump administration’s assertion to focus on criminals, Jeanette Vizguerra’s detention is the latest of a number of actions against activists targeted by immigration authorities. Immigrant rights groups worry this and other arrests are part of an effort to silence critics. An analyst comments about the court case and its political and legal ramifications.

Guests: Luna Baez-Vizguerra, Daughter of Jeanette Vizguerra, Denver, CO; Raquel Lane-Arellano, Communications Director, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition-CIRC, Denver, CO.

Immigrant Family Emergency Plan. A legal expert answers calls from listeners and discusses how immigrant families can prepare for immigration emergencies, including the threat of deportation.

Guest: Alma Rosa Nieto, Immigration Attorney, Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association-AILA, Los Angeles, CA.

Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Facebook

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