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Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them

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Teachers patrol L.A. streets at dawn, hunting for ICE agents to protect their immigrant neighbors from raids.
This investigative episode explores the intensified ICE raids targeting Latino communities in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, following Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino's tactics. It features firsthand accounts from detainees, community patrols resisting the raids, and political responses from officials, highlighting the trauma and legal battles surrounding racial profiling and deportation.

As heard by us

An immigration story that ties street-level fear to the people carrying out the raids.

The episode treats immigration enforcement in Los Angeles as a source of plain fear. Mayor Karen Bass describes masked men in tinted-window cars, rifles, and street snatchings that leave people afraid to go to school or work.

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Why you'd press play

For when you want immigration reporting that starts on the street, not the podium.

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