What We Know About the Border

On the Media

• Episode: What We Know About the Border
• Website: On the Media
• Feed URL: http://feeds.wnyc.org/onthemedia
• Duration: 00:48:24
• Published: 2017-02-08 06:00

The Trump administration's so-called "Muslim ban" has created chaos and confusion at airports around the country, but horror stories at the border go back much further than this year. In 2014, we devoted an hour to trying to shred the veil of secrecy obscuring Customs and Border Protection, the huge police force tasked with guarding our borders. We discovered a lack of basic rights and accountability, along with countless stories of dehumanizing detentions and intrusions that thrive within a massive legal grey area.