State of the Union with Journalist Jacob Soboroff
From Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso by Higher Ground
February 22, 2026 · 1h 17m
About this episode
Journalist Jacob Soboroff discusses his experiences covering immigration issues and ICE operations in America.
Journalist and author Jacob Soboroff (MS Now) has spent the better part of a decade reporting from inside America’s fractured immigration system. He joins us this week, fresh off the plane from Minneapolis, where he’s been on the ground covering the ICE raids that continue to sweep across the city (and the nation). We discuss the evolving operations (3:00) and protests on the ground (6:00), the gulf between conservative media’s portrayals of unrest and the reality he’s witnessed (14:00), and the potential for accountability in the shootings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti (23:00). Soboroff then offers an abridged history of immigration enforcement (31:00), dispatches from his 2018 visit to a family separation facility in Texas (38:00), and insights on ICE’s online recruitment campaign (46:00). To close, we unpack the next phase of ICE (1:01:00), Jacob’s reporting on the LA wildfires in his new book Firestorm (1:05:00), and whether Bad Bunny’s call for unity will be heard (1:11:00). As always, our email— talkeasypod@gmail.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Sam Fragoso
Guest: Jacob Soboroff
Topics covered
- immigration
- ICE raids
- media portrayal
- accountability
- family separation
- wildfires
- unity
Keywords
- immigration system
- ICE raids
- media
- accountability
- family separation
- LA wildfires
- Bad Bunny
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MS Now
Products: Firestorm
Places: Minneapolis, Texas
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