In the middle of the night, host Ira Glass meets a woman on a mission at Port Authority bus station. (13 minutes)
By Ira Glass
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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 Two: 150 Days of Bummer
Producer Diane Wu talks to an asylum seeker trying to hustle his way through bureaucratic limbo. (11 minutes)
Act Three: Lullaby of Broadway
Host Ira Glass meets some of the city’s newest arrivals in every New Yorker’s least favorite place. (9 minutes)
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