Leqaa Kordia and the mass detention program
With leadership changes at the Department of Homeland Security, how have conditions changed for migrants in detention centers?
Episode 464 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Leqaa Kordia and the mass detention program" was published on March 17, 2026 and runs 21 minutes.
March 17, 2026 ·21m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Summary
With leadership changes at the Department of Homeland Security, how have conditions changed for migrants in detention centers?
Episode Description
With leadership changes at the Department of Homeland Security, how have conditions changed for migrants in detention centers?
On Today's Show:
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker staff writer and the author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Penguin Press, 2024), talks about the scale of the U.S. immigrant detention program, health and safety issues and expansion plans, following the firing of DHS Sec. Kristi Noem.