The Trump administration has launched a full-scale crackdown on immigration in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security has said it will revoke the legal protections for about 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation.

Many of the policies are being challenged in court, as hundreds of thousands of migrants face an uncertain future.

Joining the discussion:

• Imani Cheers is a Cultural Curator and Professor of Digital Storytelling at George Washington University. 
• Ira Mehlman serves as Media Director with the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
• Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch is an Immigration Attorney.
• Adolfo Franco is an Attorney and Republican Strategist.

Outrage Over Turkish Student Detained by ICE

A Turkish doctoral student enrolled at Tufts University was apprehended by United States immigration authorities in Massachusetts and is currently being held in detention in Louisiana.
 
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