Deportation Flights Increase in San Diego Under Trump Administration
About this episode
The episode discusses the increase in deportation flights from San Diego and legislative efforts to hold oil companies accountable for climate-related disasters.
One byproduct of the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign, is a big increase in the number of deportation flights. More and more of those flights are coming from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. Reporter: Gustavo Solis, KPBS California State Senator Scott Weiner and fire survivors are pushing for a bill that would allow the state attorney general to seek damages from oil companies for their role in causing climate-disasters like fires and floods. The goal is to help blunt rising insurance costs. Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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