What's different about U.S. deportation policy now?

ICE officers.

ICE officers. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland Security). 

President Trump had promised huge sweeps of undocumented immigrants over the weekend. But reports say ICE made only a handful of arrests. We look at differences in deportation policies under Trump versus past presidents, including Obama, who was nicknamed "deporter in chief."

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill, Rebecca Mooney, Brian Hardzinski