Immigration Law in 2026: Fighting the Cruelty Machine

Immigration Law in 2026: Fighting the Cruelty Machine

From 5-4 by Prologue Projects

March 3, 2026 · 1h 25m

About this episode

Rhiannon and Michael discuss immigration law under the second Trump administration with two immigration lawyers.

This week, Rhiannon and Michael talk to two immigration lawyers about what it’s like to practice under the second Trump administration, the unprecedented uncertainty their clients face, why habeas petitions are taking off, the freaks who become ICE lawyers and ICE judges, and why there’s actually…reasons to hope?? If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hearing every episode! To hear this and other Premium-only episodes, access to our Slack community, and more, join at fivefourpod.com/support . 5-4 is presented by Prologue Projects. This episode was produced by Alli Rodgers. Leon Neyfakh provides editorial support. Our website was designed by Peter Murphy. Our artwork is by Teddy Blanks at Chips NY, and our theme song is by Spatial Relations. Transcriptions of each episode are available at fivefourpod.com Follow the show at @fivefourpod on most platforms. On BlueSky, find Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social, Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social, and Rhiannon @aywarhiannon.bsky.social. Our Sponsors: * Check out Mint Mobile and use my code mintmobile.com/FIVEFOUR for a great deal: https://www.mintmobile.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/fivefour for a great deal…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rhiannon, Michael

Topics covered

  • immigration law
  • Trump administration
  • habeas petitions
  • ICE
  • legal practice
  • hope

Keywords

  • immigration
  • Trump
  • habeas corpus
  • ICE lawyers
  • legal uncertainty
  • hope

Sponsors

Mint Mobile, Quince

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Organizations: Prologue Projects

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