Could ICE protests sink Trump’s immigration policy?

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🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Protests in Los Angeles sprang up this week as residents sought to deter ICE raids in several neighborhoods. The raids are part of a larger “mass deportation” program Trump promised to enact on the campaign trail. Recent polls show that mass deportation maintained popularity amongst a majority of voters, but will the images coming out of LA change the perception of immigration policy?

California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass told the federal government that local law enforcement could handle the situation in Los Angeles. Despite this, President Trump called in 4,000 National Guardsmen as well as several hundred Marines. It’s sparked a discussion over the administration’s continued efforts to expand executive powers. Has Trump acted outside the powers of the office?

President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” is full of corporate-friendly tax breaks and major cuts to entitlement programs. So why does Wall Street hate it? Has the president missed the chance to build a true coalition on the right?

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0:00.0	Welcome to Left, Right and Center. I'm Susan Davis, your host this week, filling in for David Green.
0:07.1	I'm joined by our usual Left, right and Center panel. We have Moe-Lathie, Executive Director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service.
0:15.6	He was also a communications director for the Democratic National Committee and an advisor to Hillary Clinton.
0:20.8	And Sarah Isger, senior editor at the dispatch and host of the advisory opinions podcast.
0:26.4	She's a lawyer and was the spokesperson at the Department of Justice in President Trump's
0:30.5	first term.
0:31.1	Hello to you both.
0:32.4	Hello, Susan.
0:33.6	Welcome to the show.
0:35.5	So protests continue in Los Angeles over ICE arrests.
0:39.1	California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said they had it under control.
0:45.6	But President Trump sent 4,000 National Guardsmen anyway, and then another 700 Marines to quell any violence.
0:53.5	Demonstrations mostly peaceful continued all week in front of
0:57.1	ICE offices and federal buildings in L.A., as well as San Francisco, Dallas, and Houston.
1:03.0	Mo and Sarah, these events continue to unfold, and there's a lot to discuss about the use
1:07.1	of presidential power and all the politics involved. But let's start with what led to these
1:11.6	protests. Late last week, ICE agents executed coordinated raids across L.A., targeting places like
1:17.0	Home Depot parking lots and factories in the Garment District. These raids are part of an
1:21.9	escalation of President Trump's mass deportation campaign in which his administration is working to
1:26.5	deport millions and millions of people.
1:29.7	But Mel, let's start with the polling, because there was a poll out just a couple days ago from CBS and
1:34.5	U-Gov, which showed 54% of Americans say they support the deportation program.
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