From WNYC Studios.

I'm Brian Lehrer.

This is my daily politics podcast.

It's Monday, July 14th.

As ICE ramps up raids and arrests in New York City as well as across the country,

we're going to talk about what's going on at what they call a holding sale down at 26 federal plaza in lower Manhattan.

We'll get into details and why we're talking about that in particular. First, we're joined by

Arias Sundaram, WNYC and Gothamistone, who covers race and immigration here. Her most recent reporting

brings us into the federal holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza, where immigrants are brought

after ICE apprehension. Now, these holding rooms are supposed to be used for temporary detention,

but advocates have sounded an alarm on what they describe as extended stays, some lasting as many

as 10 days at a time in what they're describing as inhumane conditions.

She's spoken with immigrants, Aria has, who say they've experienced these conditions firsthand.

So the reporting is based largely on that,

as well as speaking with loved ones and lawyers of those detained. And the extra wrinkle here is

that members of Congress are being denied access to inspect the facility themselves. So we will talk about that too.

But are you, good to have you.

Welcome back to the show.

Thanks for having me, Brian.

First, take listeners to 26 Federal Plaza and these holding cells.

I assume if they're not letting members of Congress in to see for themselves they didn't

let you.

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