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Democracy Now! 2025-06-12 Thursday

Democracy Now! Audio

Democracy Now!

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4.85.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for June 12, 2025; Ex-U.S. Diplomat Joins March to Gaza, Says Biden Official Matthew Miller Has “Blood on His Hands”; Block the Bombs: Rep. Delia Ramirez Pushes Bill to Halt U.S. Weapons Sales to Israel over Gaza; “The Beginning of Fascism”: Rep. Delia Ramirez Says Trump’s Immigrant Crackdown Is Crushing Democracy; The U.S. Accepts “Fruits of Migrant Labor” But Not Immigrants’ Humanity: Day Laborer Organizer in L.A.

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0:00.0

From New York, this is Democracy Now.

0:18.5

Over 3,000 people from over 50 countries, completely peaceful, nonviolent, a show of collective

0:25.6

humanity saying enough is enough, break the siege, allow humanitarian aid in, and to also let the

0:31.9

Palestinian people know that they are not alone.

0:34.2

Thousands are arriving in Egypt for the global march to Gaza. We'll speak with one of

0:39.3

the participants, Halararat. She's the former Arab language spokesperson for the State Department.

0:46.5

She was the first to resign the Biden State Department over Gaza policy. Then President Trump's

0:53.7

deployed more troops against immigrant right protests in Los Angeles

0:57.8

than in Syria and Iraq.

0:59.8

But protests are spreading to other cities like Chicago, where Trump is sending armed

1:05.5

ice tactical teams.

1:07.7

We'll speak with Democratic Congress member Dylia Ramirez. She's the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and

1:13.7

recently questioned Homeland Security Secretary Christy Knoem. Your department is out of control,

1:20.9

but you, you're responsible. You have betrayed the sacred fundamentals of your oath.

1:27.6

And I believe to my core that you are not fit to hold the office.

1:32.1

And I again, through your face, demand your immediate resignation.

1:37.7

And I put it and place it on the record.

1:41.6

Then to Los Angeles, where immigrant workers and families are feeling the impact of

1:45.8

ice raids. My father was supposed to see my sister friend today. We are extremely sad to not

1:52.9

know where he is. What's a day in the life of immigrant workers in Los Angeles like as

1:59.9

troops flood the streets? All that and more coming up.

2:08.5

Welcome to Democracy Now, Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

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