Taking ICE to Court

About this episode

The episode discusses legal challenges to the immunity assumed by ICE agents during the Trump administration's immigration policies.

During the Trump administration’s winter immigration surge, high-level officials assured ICE agents that they could act with impunity. But two different legal cases from Minnesota and Maine are finding ways to challenge the immunity they assumed they had as federal officers. Guest:  Mark Joseph Stern , senior staff writer at Slate covering courts and the law cohost of Amicus . Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Rob Gunther

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern

Topics covered

• immigration
• law
• ICE
• court cases

Keywords

• Trump administration
• legal cases
• Minnesota
• Maine

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Places: Minnesota, Maine

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