About this episode

The episode discusses the confirmation hearings of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and the recent deadly ICE traffic stops.

Amy Powell, litigation director at Lawyers for Good Government and former Justice Department senior trial counsel, discusses Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearings. Immigration law expert Leon Fresco, a partner at Holland & Knight and the former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, discusses the ICE traffic stops that have killed 5 people since March of 2025. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: June Grasso

Guests: Amy Powell, Leon Fresco

Topics covered

• Attorney General confirmation
• ICE traffic stops
• immigration law
• legal analysis
• public safety

Keywords

• Attorney General
• Todd Blanche
• ICE
• traffic stops
• immigration law
• legal analysis
• public safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lawyers for Good Government, Holland & Knight, Office of Immigration Litigation

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