Society & Culture:Documentary
While the federal government is trying to deport as many immigrants as possible, Oakland, California, is running a policy experiment to help immigrants stay in their communities. The city is giving as many immigrants as possible attorneys in court, free of charge.
In this episode, find out how Oakland pulls this off when the federal government is against them — and how immigrants’ lives change when they get representation.
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For more on this topic, check out Dara Lind’s coverage on Vox, including:
what it means to give immigrants attorneys in immigration court;
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s role in immigration cases;
deportations under Presidents Trump and Obama.
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