
Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden; Monday Morning Local Politics; TSA Says: Shoes On; The Conditions at Manhattan Immigrant Detention Facilities; TPS Ending
The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 14, 2025
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On today's show:
- Jim Walden, attorney running as an independent in the NYC Mayor's race, introduces himself to the voters.
- Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, offers analysis of the interview with Jim Walden, who is running for mayor as an independent, and the state of the campaign.
- Allison Pohle, reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering the travel and tourism industries, discusses the TSA's announcement that airline passengers no longer need to take off their shoes to clear airport security and what its decision could mean for traveler safety.
- Immigrants and advocates are alleging that conditions at a lower Manhattan ICE facility are inhumane, including no beds and not enough food. Arya Sundaram, WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering race and immigration, shares her reporting on the story and what local elected officials have been able to find out is going on inside.
- Elora Mukherjee, professor at Columbia Law School and director of Columbia Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, talks about the impact of the Trump administration's revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from seven countries, what legal recourse might be available, and what it means for the immigrants and the City.
Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

