Today's show came out of something we heard politicians saying. And we wondered — is that true? And the answer set us on this eight-month journey on which we started to learn all kinds of things that we had never imagined.
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Act One: The Largest Deportation Operation in American History
Trump has claimed that he will be able to deport between 15 and 20 million people.
Act One: No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn
Producer Valerie Kipnis follows a group of people who’ve just arrived at their new home, a tent shelter in the middle of nowhere. (11 minutes)Reporting help from Jika Gonzalez.
Act 5: Harlem Shuffle (podcast only)
One woman needs to find shelter for 27 young men in a matter of hours. (15 minutes)
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