The future of ICE funding and reform
Here & Now Anytime
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🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Then, ICE agents have an array of surveillance technologies at their fingertips, including facial recognition software, cellphone tracking devices and drones. WIRED reporter Caroline Haskins reports that the agency has been utilizing these tools in its immigration crackdown. She joins us.
And, evidence shows that singing is not just a natural and enjoyable human activity, but it also has real health benefits. It can lower blood pressure, improve oxygen flow, and lower stress. We hear from lecturer in dance Elinor Harrison.
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| 0:00.0 | Support for here and now anytime comes from MathWorks, creator of MATLAB and Simulink software for technical computing and model-based design. |
| 0:09.2 | MathWorks accelerating the pace of discovery in engineering and science. Learn more at MathWorks.com. |
| 0:17.6 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:23.7 | It's hard to legislate change, right? |
| 0:25.9 | But I think what's most important would be transparency. |
| 0:29.2 | And I have seen some, I know some members of Congress have been pushing this, |
| 0:31.1 | and I think it's probably the most critical piece of this. |
| 0:37.2 | A partial government shutdown continues as lawmakers in Washington debate reforming the Department of Homeland Security. |
| 0:49.6 | It's Monday, February 2nd, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR Boston. |
| 0:55.9 | I'm Shiko Thé Uri. |
| 0:59.9 | Today on the show, immigration and customs enforcement agents are using tools like facial recognition software |
| 1:06.0 | and cell phone tracking devices in their nationwide crackdown, |
| 1:09.7 | what you need to know about how the |
| 1:11.3 | government is using your data. And good news for all the shower singers out there. It's not just |
| 1:16.8 | fun. It's healthy for you. That can strengthen the lungs and diaphragm, help with breath control and |
| 1:21.6 | support, it improves the immune system, and certainly it improves mood and reduces stress. |
| 1:28.8 | But first, Congress has paused funding for the Department of Homeland Security, so we can |
| 1:33.8 | debate how much money to spend on immigration enforcement. |
| 1:37.4 | Lawmakers in Washington are at odds over the department's immigration tactics that have |
| 1:41.8 | killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota. |
| 1:44.6 | Over the weekend, a federal judge in Texas weighed in on those immigration enforcement efforts |
| 1:49.3 | and ordered the release of two Minnesota residents, five-year-old Liam Conyho Ramos, and his father. |
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