How undocumented families are navigating the looming threat of ICE

Code Switch

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Today on the show, NPR immigration reporter Jasmine Garsd takes us into the dimly lit living rooms of immigrant families — families trying to figure out how to stay safe as they navigate the overwhelming fear of being detained by ICE. These fears have long existed, but for many, they've become stronger and more omnipresent during this Trump administration, with its strong focus on deportation. So parents across the country are finding different ways to exist, protect themselves, and look out for their children.

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0:00.0	There's a battle playing out over who should control American universities.
0:04.9	We're going to bankrupt these universities.
0:07.3	In season one, we were guessing what was to come.
0:10.1	Now we know.
0:11.2	We want $500 million from Harvard.
0:13.9	It's season two of The Harvard Plan.
0:16.0	This time, it really is personal.
0:18.3	Listen to On the Media wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.1	Hey, everyone.
0:24.2	You're listening to Code Switch.
0:25.8	I'm B.A. Parker.
0:27.1	And today we have Jasmine Garz to joining us.
0:29.8	Jasmine covers immigration on NPR's National Desk.
0:33.1	Hey, Jasmine.
0:34.1	Welcome back to Code Switch.
0:35.8	Hey, Parker.
0:36.6	Thanks for having me again.
0:38.5	All right, so what do you have for us today?
0:40.4	So, Parker, what do you think of when you think of Florida?
0:44.1	I mean, it depends. It's so big.
0:46.8	Florida, I think of Disney World and I think of Zorn Neal Hurston.
0:52.1	But I also think of like Florida, man.
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