Nightmare at the Border
The Mother Jones Podcast
Mother Jones
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2018
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
As the nation reels from the sounds of crying migrant children separated from parents at the border, the Mother Jones Podcast turns to those who are desperately waiting for answers. Texas Tribune investigative reporter Neena Satija takes you to the international bridge between the US and Mexico where asylum seekers are forced to mark time, sometimes for days, struggling to find loved ones missing in the system. Meanwhile, one of Trump’s most contentious policies is here to stay: Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy breaks down this week's Travel Ban decision from the Supreme Court. We reconnect with Anthony, featured in Episode 3, to find out what the ruling means for him and his boyfriend, Reza, an Iranian refugee who had to flee the country when the police found out he was gay. Also in this week’s show, we hear from our LGBTQ listeners about which TV and movie characters they thought were queer (even when the writers didn't intend them to be.) Follow us on Twitter: @MoJoPodcast.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Mother Jones Podcast. I'm Jamila King in New York. |
| 0:05.0 | On this week's show, turmoil on both sides of the border. |
| 0:16.0 | Armed men started showing up outside of his house, his wife started getting death threats on the phone. |
| 0:21.0 | While families are being torn apart, |
| 0:23.4 | we take you to the international bridge |
| 0:25.2 | between Mexico and the US. |
| 0:26.8 | I'm here asking for asylum. |
| 0:29.3 | I've been here for two days. |
| 0:31.0 | Some of the other people, they've been here longer. |
| 0:33.6 | As the nation reels from hearing children rip from their parents, |
| 0:36.8 | we turn the lens on those who are waiting for answers. |
| 0:39.7 | His wife and children, according to him, |
| 0:41.7 | they had actually been separated so he was |
| 0:43.2 | also dealing with that and hey this is Aaron Wiener in DC you'll also hear the |
| 0:47.2 | latest about the Supreme Court decision to uphold Donald Trump's travel ban. |
| 0:50.8 | They basically said that the laws on the books allow this kind of broad and draconian |
| 0:54.8 | action. |
| 0:55.8 | And what happens next? |
| 0:56.8 | I think we can assume this is the final word, at least for a while. |
| 1:01.0 | From the Mother Jones D.C. Bureau, I'm Aaron Wiener. |
| 1:03.6 | The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time on a major Trump administration |
| 1:07.5 | initiative when it voted to uphold the travel ban on a 5-4 ruling. |
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