Waiting for the Immigration Raids

The Daily

• Episode: Waiting for the Immigration Raids
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:26:14
• Published: 2019-07-15 11:54

This past weekend, immigration officials were scheduled to begin arresting and deporting thousands of undocumented immigrants who had been ordered to leave the United States but had remained. On Friday evening, we spoke to one woman who feared she was on the list. Guest: Herminia, an undocumented immigrant who has been living in the United States with her husband and children for more than a decade. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:

• A small number of raids targeting recently arrived undocumented migrant parents and their children took place over the weekend. More raids are expected to follow throughout the week.