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Oct 18, 2025 41 min

ICE Tactics Escalate

from The Weekend Hosted by Donna Lieberman, Richard Haass, Jackie Alemany, Molly Jong-Fast, Jonathan Capehart, Eugene Daniels

October 18 2025; 7am: President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow for the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, claiming they are needed to protect ICE agents. This comes as immigration enforcement tactics in Chicago have escalated. Plus, ICE agents have repeatedly clashed with protestors despite a judge’s restraining order banning the agents from using riot control techniques. MSNBC political analyst Molly Jong-Fast joins “The Weekend” to discuss. For more, follow us on social media: Bluesky: @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social Instagram: @theweekendmsnbc TikTok: @theweekendmsnbc To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Trump pushes for more National Guard troops in cities as ICE escalates their tactics.

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