After Trump returned to the White House early last year, he hastily stepped up the crackdown on illegal immigrants.

His government soon began mass arrests and mass deportations.

This sparked massive protests against Trump’s immigration policies.

Protesters were particularly angry at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, accusing them of using excessive force.

Minnesota has become the center of anger over the crackdown in recent weeks.

There have been at least three shootings involving immigration officers this month alone, two of them fatal.

So, does this violent suppression have a real purpose?

host: James Bays

Guests:

Darrin Porcher – former NYPD lieutenant and professor of criminal justice at Pace University

Leon Fresco – Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice

Alex Vitale – Professor, Department of Sociology, Brooklyn College, Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Program