Ultimatum Against Sanctuary States

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

PROGRAM #10878 12:00 PM PT 

Ultimatum Against Sanctuary States. 

Under threats of federal lawsuits and criminal charges if they refuse to dismantle their sanctuary policies, the governor of Washington State and the mayor of Boston firmly rejected the ultimatum sent by Attorney General Pam Bondi to more than 30 cities and states. How far will the war against sanctuary governments go?

Guest: Jessenia García-Morales, Legal Department Manager, SIREN, San Jose, CA.

Abrego Garcia is Detained Again, Faces Deportation to Uganda. The Salvadoran immigrant who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March and then released after refusing to plead guilty to federal charges, has been detained again and could once again be deported, this time to Uganda. Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say the Trump administration detained him without first giving him the opportunity to express “his fear of persecution and torture in that country.” Is this new detention a punishment for Abrego Garcia for challenging his release? What legal arguments does the defense have to prevent a second deportation and being sent back to Uganda?

Guest: Rene Valiente, Attorney, Director of Investigations, Cristosal, San Salvador, El Salvador.

Increasingly Violent Raids. In San Bernardino (Southern California), immigration agents, claiming self-defense, opened fire on a family traveling in a car. The driver called local police to report that he had sped off in an attempt to flee from armed, masked men who tried to kidnap him. Immigration raids are becoming increasingly lethal. And although no one was injured this time, the case fuels an urgent debate: Is violence becoming normalized in immigration operations? Where should the limits of federal use of force be drawn?

Guest: Emilio Amaya, Executive Director and Accredited Representative of the Department of Justice, San Bernardino Community Center-SBCSC, San Bernardino, CA.

Know Your Rights: What to Do in Cases of Excessive Force? Across the country, ICE raids have involved pinning down, beating, and forcibly restraining children, people with disabilities, women, mothers, and grandparents. How common is brutality by federal agents? How can you tell when an agent is being discriminatory? How do you document acts of abuse, excessive force, and misconduct? And how can you defend yourself legally?

Guest: Sergio Perez, Executive Director, The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Los Angeles, CA.

Photo: Matthew Keys/Flickr

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