The return of family separation

from The Weekend Primetime · host JENNIE SPECTOR, SHIRA SCHEINDLIN, CATHERINE RAMPELL, AYMAN MOHYELDIN, ANDREA FLORES, PHILIP BUMP, ANTONIA HYLTON, ELISE JORDAN

Tonight: the story of Fei Zheng and his 6-year-old son Yuanxin. Last week, the pair showed up at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City for a routine immigration check-in and were detained. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @theweekendprime.This episode aired on Dec. 6, 2025 at 8pm. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. 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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How Trump's extreme immigration crackdown left a 6-year-old and his father ripped apart.

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