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Amanpour

Immigration Expert David J. Bier

Amanpour

CNN

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4.2929 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Today immigration authorities finally released detained Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi following a judge's order. He was arrested earlier this month after arriving for an interview for his US citizenship petition. This news comes as a  a new CNN poll shows a majority of Americans say the President Trump has gone too far on immigration enforcement. Joining the program to discuss is David J. Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato institute and an expert on border security.  Also on today's show: Three Americans released from an Iranian prison in 2023 join the program for their first joint interview; presidential historian Timothy Naftali on Trump's first 100 days  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Amunpur.

0:05.0

Here's what's coming up.

0:08.0

Now we're respected all over the world.

0:11.0

Actually, this new America has prompted fear and loathing all over the world in just 100 days.

0:17.0

David Beer from the Cato Institute tells us how Trump's policies on immigration and tariffs

0:22.6

are changing America and the world.

0:25.6

Then, everyone understand that we are not going to negotiate in public.

0:29.6

As Iran negotiates with the United States, is it taking more hostages as bargaining chips?

0:35.6

Siamak Namazi, Morad Tabaz and Emad Shari

0:39.4

together for the first time since their release from captivity in Tehran.

0:44.1

Plus, liberal and conservative historians in the future will look upon these 100 days

0:50.8

as destructive.

0:52.3

Presidential historian Timothy Naftali joins Walter Isaacson on how Trump's first 100 days compare

0:57.0

with his predecessors. Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in London. Just getting started, those are the words of President Donald Trump as he marks 100 days in office.

1:29.8

100 days of policy blitz, whiplash, headspin, but the president can't be pleased with today's headline.

1:36.6

The U.S. economy just had its worst quarter since 2022.

1:40.7

Thanks to Trump's chaotic tariff spree and abrupt policy shifts, GDP has plummeted since he entered office.

1:48.3

Multiple major polls this week have shown the president's approval ratings underwater, not just overall, but on the very issues that help propel him back into the White House.

1:58.7

On immigration, a majority of Americans now say Trump has gone too far

2:02.7

on enforcement. But Trump insists this is what his vote has signed up for, and the Maga Faithful still

2:09.0

stand by him. Today, immigration authorities finally released detained Palestinian Columbia University

2:15.2

student Mosen Madawi following a judge's order. He had been

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