U.S. Army Reserve Pilot Fights to Get Wife Released from ICE Custody
About this episode
Victor Blackwell discusses the impact of the government shutdown on immigration agencies and interviews Chris Busby about his fight to free his wife from ICE detention, along with a conversation with Maya Rupert about her new book on racism.
Right now, the Department of Homeland Security is shut down after lawmakers left town without a funding deal. It's not just immigration agencies being impacted. I'll speak to a former TSA officer about the toll of yet another shutdown with employee pay in limbo. You'll hear from U.S. Army Reserve Pilot Chris Busby, who is fighting to get his wife, Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez, out of ICE detention.Former campaign manager, including for Julián Castro’s 2020 Presidential Campaign, Maya Rupert joins Victor to discuss her new book "The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Victor Blackwell
Guests: Chris Busby, Maya Rupert
Topics covered
- immigration
- government shutdown
- ICE detention
- personal stories
- racism
- book discussion
Keywords
- ICE custody
- government shutdown
- TSA officer
- immigration
- racism
- Chris Busby
- Maya Rupert
- Julián Castro
- personal stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, TSA
Books & works: The Real Ones: How to Disrupt the Hidden Ways Racism Makes Us Less Authentic
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