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Today, Explained

The kids in ICE detention

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration's immigration policies are taking a toll on families. No sign that the new pick running the effort will be any more moderate. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Image courtesy of Mica Rosenberg/ProPublica. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Out in McAllen, Texas, there's a band that goes by Mariachi Oro.

0:06.9

They're so good they got invited to the White House and were congratulated on the floor of Congress.

0:12.2

I am honored to have the students and directors here today.

0:16.9

Just eight months later, two teenage brothers in the band were detained along with the rest of their family by ICE.

0:23.9

Most of the family ended up at a detention center in Dilley, Texas, and there was immediate outrage.

0:30.1

This is a family that came here through the legal process.

0:32.6

For all we know, there are great, great kids doing mariachi and enjoying life.

0:39.8

And yet, the Trump administration has them sitting in a prison in Dilley, Texas.

0:45.0

All that outrage got the entire family out early.

0:48.4

Less lucky are the kids who don't end up with massive campaigns to get them out of detention.

0:54.1

On today explained, we're going to find out what it's like to be a kid detained at Dilly.

0:59.9

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1:02.1

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1:03.8

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1:06.7

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1:13.3

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1:18.6

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1:26.6

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1:32.2

All right, we've got Simon on the line. Simon, young people, they're just all a bit,

1:37.2

a bit lazy, aren't they?

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