It's Not Just Liam Ramos: The Hundreds of Children in Immigrant Detention

from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios

According to government data, at least 3,800 children were detained by U.S. federal immigration forces in 2025 alone, including 20 infants. On today's show: Elora Mukherjee, professor at Columbia Law School and director of its Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about what these children and families are experiencing right now. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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According to government data, at least 3,800 children were detained in 2025 alone, including 20 infants. Elora Mukherjee, director of Columbia Law School's Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about what's happening to children like Liam Conejo Ramos.

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