USA Under Trump: The Mass Detention Economy and the Fight for Democracy
Latino USA
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4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
After the longest State of the Union address in U.S. history this past Tuesday, we go beyond the lies and omissions to assess where our country stands. A sobering look at what President Trump has built, and dismantled, during his second term in office. We analyze plans to build an economy around mass immigration detention, the precarious state of finances in so many U.S. households, and the duty citizens have to “fight fascism.”
Maria Hinojosa speaks with journalists Jasmine Garsd and Kimberly Adams, and author Jason Stanley.
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| 0:00.0 | Futuro |
| 0:02.3 | La Braga is back. |
| 0:09.8 | This season, we're spending time with the people and symbols that represent Puerto Rico. |
| 0:14.0 | We're proud Boricuas. |
| 0:15.6 | And what does that mean? |
| 0:17.0 | And we are still in the fight. |
| 0:25.5 | We're telling stories about champions from a place worth fighting for. |
| 0:28.7 | Stories that will inspire you no matter where you're from. |
| 0:33.1 | This is La Brega Campeones. |
| 0:35.6 | Listen early and ad-free with Futudo Plus. |
| 0:48.3 | It's been more than a year since President Donald Trump took office for a second term. |
| 0:55.8 | For American citizens, January 20th, 2025 is Liberation Day. |
| 1:01.1 | He's wasted no time in enacting his agenda. |
| 1:04.1 | Illegal border crossings are at historic lows. |
| 1:09.4 | Deportations are climbing, and numerous avenues for legal immigration have been shut down. |
| 1:15.0 | On this Independence Day, President Trump's self-proclaimed big, beautiful bill is now law. |
| 1:20.6 | 2,000 agents are on the ground in Minnesota for what they say is the biggest immigration enforcement operation ever. |
| 1:23.2 | Trump touted his achievements Tuesday night at the State of the Union address to the country. |
| 1:27.9 | You've seen nothing yet. We're going to do better and better and better. This is the golden |
| 1:32.0 | age of America. |
| 1:36.7 | Almost two hours of a lot of bluster. Today our border is secure. Our spirit is restored. |
| 1:43.7 | The roaring economy is roaring like never before. |
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