A City of Fear for Undocumented Immigrants

Midday on WNYC | Jul 29, 2018

With a drastic increase in ICE arrests and DACA’s uncertain future, many of New York’s estimated 500,000 undocumented residents fear for their safety. New York Magazine editor Genevieve Smith and Ivy Teng Lei, a DACA recipient from China, discuss the new investigation, “City of Fear,” reported in partnership with The Marshall Project. 

This segment is guest hosted by Duarte Geraldino.

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