What Glennon Saw at LA Protests & Immigration Court with Lillian Aponte Miranda

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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420. What Glennon Saw at LA Protests & Immigration Court with Lillian Aponte Miranda We’re in the midst of hard things: ICE raids are escalating, fascism is rising—and unaccompanied immigrant children, some as young as two, are being forced to face U.S. immigration court alone. In this urgent episode, Glennon, Abby, and Amanda speak with Lillian Aponte Miranda of The Florence Project to explain what’s happening and how we can show up to help. -Why unaccompanied children are being left to navigate the legal system alone -A firsthand look at what unaccompanied immigrant children are facing in courtrooms across the country. -How to use your body, voice, and resources to protect the most vulnerable To support, go to treatmedia.com and make a donation through the Protect the Children tab. Also, all purchases of We Can Do Hard Things merchandise via the Shop tab will be donated to this cause. About Lillian: Lillian Aponte Miranda is the Executive Director of the Florence Project, where she has served since 2014 in roles including Staff Attorney, Pro Bono Mentor, Children’s Program Manager, and Co-Executive Director. She became the sole Executive Director in 2023. Before joining the Florence Project, Lillian was an Associate Professor of Law at Florida International University, where for over a decade she taught courses on International Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, and Civil Procedure, among others. The Florence Project provides free legal services, social services, and advocacy to immigrants facing detention and potential deportation. Find out more here: https://firrp.org/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things.
0:09.5	We are about to take a journey together of a really beautiful, beautiful episode
0:16.4	where Glennon is talking about her recent experience at the LA protests, ICE out of L.A.
0:24.5	and the really beautiful display of humanity that she saw there.
0:31.0	And we are also talking to a dear friend and hero named Lillian from the Florence Project where you will find out a lot
0:40.4	about the impact on children of what ICE is doing now and how you and we and Lillian are showing up
0:50.8	for them. So please don't miss this. We wanted to take a minute at the top to say
0:56.1	thank you, thank you, thank you for your love and support of the Calm News shows that we were doing
1:02.3	with Jessica Yelan and we are so grateful for how much you love them and we are so grateful for
1:08.3	Jessica for investing so much time and brilliance
1:11.4	into us and to walking us through those first 100 days of Trump administration that felt like
1:19.4	100,000 days of the Trump administration. Jessica is working overtime at news not noise. And we're just so grateful she showed up for us for so
1:31.8	long and we want to assure you we can do our things community that Glennon, Abby and I are going
1:38.1	to keep showing up to walk with you through what is happening in the world.
1:45.4	And we just wanted to let you know on this episode where we're talking about
1:48.8	important, timely, impactful things that we are going to keep showing up.
1:53.4	And we are going to stay committed to following and staying engaged and letting you know
1:59.1	what you need to know in a news world that feels overwhelming
2:03.9	and polarized and sensationalized. We are committed to making sure that we are doing the opposite.
2:11.8	And I feel like right now there are so many people that feel like they can't follow the news
2:16.6	because their mental health
2:18.6	is suffering. And if you are thinking that, what we want to tell you is that perhaps you are using
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