Ep. 19: DACA Debacle, Plus Bribery, Ponzi Schemes & Steinbeck
Sep 11, 2017•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
The Trump administration recently made the controversial decision to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program that prevents the deportation of unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children. Senior immigration reporter Allissa Wickham comes on the show to discuss the aftermath of the rollback, including whether Congress will pass legislation to help these young immigrants and a lawsuit launched by 15 states to try to save DACA. Also on this week’s show, we discuss Hunton & Williams shelling out $34 million to settle allegations it aided a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, the kickoff of Senator Robert Menendez’s bribery trial, and a $13 million jury verdict over classic literature and movie-deal sabotage.
