328 | How the Laken Riley Act Could Get Innocent People Sent to Guantanamo Bay w/Ann Block and Nithya Nathan-Pineau

Today, Hunter spoke with Ann Block and Nithya Nathan-Pineau from the Immigrant Resource Legal Center to discuss the newest immigration related legislation, executive orders, and policies coming from the Trump administration. Starting with the Laken Riley act, Hunter, Ann, and Nithya walk through the ways in which the criminal and immigration legal systems are fusing together to target immigrants around the country.   Guest Ann Block, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Resource Legal Center Nithya Nathan-Pineau, Policy Attorney and Strategist, Immigrant Resource Legal Center   Resources: Contact IRLC https://www.ilrc.org/ https://x.com/the_ilrc https://www.facebook.com/immigrantlegalresourcecenter https://www.linkedin.com/company/immigrant-legal-resource-center https://www.instagram.com/the_ilrc?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D https://www.tiktok.com/@the_ilrct=8mP0a8dAdtT&r=1 Laken Riley Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5 https://www.ilrc.org/resources/laken-riley-act-juvenile-delinquency https://apnews.com/article/what-is-laken-riley-act-trump-immigration-2667d626139ddf5a16d1533516eab18f https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laken_Riley At Around 1Hour and 7 minutes, Hunter spoke about the motivations of Eric Adams to support Trump's immigration policy. At the time of the record, Eric Adams was still facing a criminal charge. As of Feb 10, the charges against Eric Adams were dropped. In the memo to drop the charges, DOJ officials brought up that the charges needed to be dropped so Eric Adams wouldn't be restricted in solving immigration in NYC. https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-indictment-109ef48bd49bc8adc1850709c99bf666 https://www.reuters.com/legal/justice-department-seeks-dismissal-charges-against-new-york-mayor-ny-times-says-2025-02-10/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/justice-department-moves-drop-case-new-york-city/story?id=118672417 (Dismissal Letter Found Here) Original Charges https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/new-york-city-mayor-eric-adams-charged-bribery-and-campaign-finance-offenses   People being Sent to GTMO https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guantanamo-bay-migrants-trump/ https://migrantinsider.com/p/air-jordan-tattoo-prompts-ice-to    Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 [email protected]  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home