The Raid

Election Day is weeks away, and the officials who control armed federal law enforcement still won't say a simple word: no. Host John Carlos Frey breaks down the pattern building since February 2026 — FBI Director Kash Patel's refusal, under direct questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee, to commit that FBI agents will stay away from polling places; DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's “specific threat” exception for ICE deployment at voting sites; a bipartisan warning letter from a dozen senators that went effectively unanswered; and the one clean, written denial in this entire story — from Gen. Dan Caine — that came with a glaring asterisk. This is a sourced, fact-checked breakdown of what's been said on the record, what hasn't, and what that silence means. https://stateline.org/2026/09/10/repub/suit-challenges-trump-administration-move-to-allow-some-ice-presence-at-polling-places/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-patel-testifies-on-fbi-oversight-before-senate-panel-amid-troubled-tenure https://minnlawyer.com/2026/09/14/lawsuit-ice-agents-polling-places-election-voting/ https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host John Carlos Frey sits down with immigration attorney and author Robert Coughlon Jr. to discuss his new book, Fixing Immigration in America: A Commonsense Plan for Immigration Reform. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in family-based immigration and deportation defense — and a personal history that includes his father's career as a Border Patrol agent, INS adjudicator, immigration attorney, and eventually immigration judge — Coughlon lays out a middle-ground approach to one of the most polarizing issues in American politics. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HFM1T65P?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the summer of 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services quietly published a federal procurement notice most Americans never saw. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is asking contractors to design, build, and run an "emergency intake facility" — a campus capable of holding up to 3,000 unaccompanied migrant children at a single site. In this episode of The Raid, host John Carlos Frey investigates the government's case for a mega-facility — surge capacity, efficiency, and faster case processing — and weighs it against the history of similar facilities in Homestead, Florida and Tornillo, Texas, which held thousands of children before closing under legal and political pressure. The Raid lays out the facts the government disputes. https://samsearch.co/gov-explore/federal/emergency-intake-facility-and-wrap-around-services-for-unaccompanied-alien-child/f54069e482d5 https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/operational-challenges-within-orr-and-the-orr-emergency-intake-site-at-fort-bliss-hindered-case-management-for-children https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Pappas spent twenty years as an immigration attorney before becoming an immigration judge in 2023. Two years later, he was fired by email — three sentences, no explanation, the same day as a dozen colleagues around the country. Pappas has advocated for all immigration judges to quit since they are working within a corrupt and broken system. In this episode, we break down Pappas's account, the data behind the wave of judicial firings and resignations, why immigration courts sit inside the Department of Justice rather than the independent judiciary, and the argument for — and against — mass resignation as a form of protest. https://theraidpodcast.org/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

They want you exhausted. That's the strategy. Journalist Memo Torres returns to The Raid to talk about ICE burnout — and why staying engaged might be the most radical thing you can do right now. After more than a year of escalating ICE raids, record detentions, and rising deaths in custody, host John Carlos Frey asks the hard question — how do we stay engaged when the trauma never stops? Torres opens up about the toll of covering immigration enforcement every day, the friends and rapid-response volunteers who've had to step back, and why he believes disengagement is actually part of the administration's strategy. The conversation moves from burnout and mental health to the bigger picture: the upcoming midterm elections, the erosion of democratic institutions, historical patterns of authoritarian regimes, and what ordinary people can do in the next 60 days to stay in the fight. https://lataco.com/author/memo https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Before you press play, host John Carlos Frey wants you to know what this episode is. More than a year ago, a source he's worked with for close to 15 years — someone who has never once given him bad information — told him a specific set of things was coming. All five have now happened. But there's a sixth thing the source described — a plan to engineer chaos or violence at the polls this November and pin it on the political left, potentially opening the door to the Insurrection Act, ICE deployments at polling places, or seized ballots. That part, Frey is clear, he cannot verify. One source. No document. No second confirmation, despite a year of trying. “I need to say this as plainly as I possibly can: I cannot verify that claim. I have no second source for it, no document,” Frey says early in the episode, before asking listeners to decide for themselves whether to keep listening. He spends the rest of the episode explaining why, after a year of trying to corroborate it, he decided to report it anyway — and what he wants you watching for between now and November. If you work in an election office, at CISA, DHS, or DOJ and have documents — not a feeling, not a hunch — Frey wants to hear from you. He's protected sources for 20 years. https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Veteran journalist Charles Fleming returns to The Raid to tell the story of Maritza, an asylum seeker from Guatemala who survived decades of abuse before finding refuge in the United States. Host John Carlos Frey and Fleming trace Maritza's six-year journey through the U.S. asylum system: her legal border crossing to request protection, the landmark policy that first recognized domestic-violence survivors from Central America as a protected class, and the grueling process of proving her trauma to skeptical judges. Along the way, they confront the myths surrounding asylum seekers — that they're "freeloaders" gaming the system — and lay out what's actually true. The conversation closes with a sobering update: under the current administration, officials have stated the asylum system is effectively closed, and asylum seekers today are being redirected to third countries rather than allowed to stay in the U.S. Frey and Fleming ask what a nation loses — economically and spiritually — when it turns away people like Maritza. https://substack.com/@charlesuncounted https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tatiana came to the United States from Russia on a legal visa and is married to a U.S. citizen. Five and a half months ago, she was arrested by ICE outside the Santa Monica studio where she worked as a tattoo artist — no warrant, no charges, no explanation. Her husband, Amir Modaraei, joins The Raid to tell the full story: how a 911 call during a rough patch in their relationship put Tatiana on ICE's radar, how an agent allegedly surveilled and harassed the couple for nine months before her arrest, and the habeas corpus fight Amir has waged ever since to bring her home. In this raw, emotional conversation, Amir describes Tatiana's ongoing detention at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center — the undrinkable water, inedible food, and pay-to-eat commissary system — along with the bond hearings, a judge reassignment, and the pending green card process that, according to Amir, should have kept her out of custody entirely. He also opens up about the guilt he carries, why he's chosen to speak publicly despite the backlash, and what he believes really drives the U.S. immigration detention system. This is the story of one family caught inside America's deportation machine — and a husband who refuses to stay quiet. https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On January 7th, a 37-year-old mother of three named Renee Goode was shot and killed by an ICE agent on a residential street in south Minneapolis — two blocks from an elementary school. The federal government says she tried to run the agent over with her car and called it an act of domestic terrorism. Her family, eyewitnesses, and an independent autopsy tell a very different story. Six to seven months later, the state of Minnesota still hasn't been given full access to the evidence that could settle which version is true. In this episode, host John Carlos Frey walks through the timeline: Operation Metro Surge, the 399-millisecond gap between the first two shots, the independent autopsy results, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's stalled investigation, the Department of Justice's decision to close its review of the agent involved, and the federal subpoenas now targeting Minnesota's own elected officials. This is an accountability story about who controls the evidence — and what happens when the government that pulled the trigger is also the government deciding how much of the truth anyone else gets to see. https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Armed CBP agents and contractors entered Tohono O'odham land before dawn, blocked tribal police from enforcing their own law, and brought in a SWAT team to protect the work. Before sunrise on August 25, roughly twenty masked, armed CBP agents crossed onto the Tohono O'odham Nation alongside border wall contractors — Tribal police were blocked from making arrests. A CBP tactical unit, a surveillance balloon, and coordination with Mexican police followed. John Carlos Frey breaks down what the Tohono O'odham Nation's own statement documents, what the evidence actually shows about whether a wall is real border security. Tohono O'odham Nation — "No Wall" campaign / latest news: https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/nowall/latest-news/ — https://www.tonation-nsn.gov/border-wall-contractors-warned-not-to-trespass-on-the-nation/ Drone footage: https://www.tonation-nsn.gov https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Carlos Frey sits down with Carlos Garcia — former executive director of the human rights organization Puente Human Rights Movement, former Vice Mayor of Phoenix, and longtime immigrant rights organizer. In this conversation, Garcia and Frey trace the roots of today's ICE raids back to Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio era and the state laws — SB 1070, the 287(g) program, English-only policies, and more — that turned local law enforcement into de facto immigration agents. This is a candid, wide-ranging conversation about race, power, and resistance from someone who has spent more than two decades on the front lines of the immigrant rights movement. https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A local officer runs the plates on a Ford Explorer parked outside a town hall — and the story the driver gives him falls apart within minutes. In this episode of The Raid, host John Carlos Frey breaks down what happened outside Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's August 6th town hall in Richfield, Minnesota, when a woman claiming to be private security turned out to be a federal Homeland Security Investigations agent. This episode looks past the single parking-lot encounter to ask a bigger question: what does it mean for a community that already believes it is being watched? Is this a story about voter suppression, or something more corrosive — the chilling effect of surveillance that never needs to be proven to change how people show up to political life. https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/10/rep-ilhan-omar-raises-questions-about-undercover-ice-agent-at-town-hall/ https://omar.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/omar-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026.08.07-rep-omar-letter-to-hsi.pdf https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A father in New Mexico thought he was going to an interview to reunite with his kids. Instead, ICE put him in chains. On this episode of The Raid, John Carlos Frey traces how the Trump administration is using migrant children in federal custody as leverage to locate and detain their parents and relatives — and how that's just one piece of a much bigger strategy to dismantle long standing protections for migrant children and to fast track their deportation. This is a story assembled from public reporting, court filings, and a sitting U.S. senator's letter to HHS — not hidden, just scattered. We put the pieces together. KFF Health News — investigation on ORR/ICE coordinating to use migrant children to locate and detain relatives https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-week-in-brief-immigration-enforcement-migrant-kids-detention/ The Hill — Sen. Ron Wyden's June 2026 letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warning of fast-tracked deportation of 500+ children https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5941396-wyden-warns-trump-deportations-migrant-children/ CNN Politics — reporting on the administration accelerating deportations of migrant children in US custody https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/politics/migrant-children-deportations-trump https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host John Carlos Frey investigates the killing of Isaias Sanchez Barbosa, a 31-year-old man shot three times by a Border Patrol agent on a private ranch in Starr County, Texas, on December 11th. Frey lays out how this case fits a long-running pattern: agency self-investigation, a fast public statement built on the same handful of justifying phrases, records that surface only when a reporter or a lawsuit forces them out, and grand juries that almost never indict. He also makes the case for why a border shooting like this one belongs on the same list as the interior immigration-enforcement killings that have made national headlines this year, since Border Patrol and ICE operate under the same department, the same use-of-force policy, and the same chain of command. Border Report - Syndicated Texas Tribune coverage: https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/texas-tribune/a-border-agent-killed-a-migrant-who-crossed-into-starr-county-eight-months-later-its-still-under-investigation/ San Antonio Current - "A Border Patrol agent killed a migrant in Texas last December. Officials are still withholding details.": https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/a-border-patrol-agent-killed-a-migrant-in-texas-last-december-officials-are-still-withholding-details/ https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For over a year, LA Taco staff reporter Izzy Ramirez has been on the ground documenting ICE and Border Patrol raids across Southern California — logging arrests, archiving footage, and standing between agents and the communities they're targeting. In this deeply personal follow-up conversation, host John Carlos Frey asks the question most interviews skip: what has doing this work actually done to you? Izzy opens up about the drinking, the public "crash outs" on social media, the nights he can't stop scrolling, and the death of a teenager whose story hit painfully close to home. He and Frey talk honestly about burnout, the absence of any real support system for reporters covering trauma in real time, the guilt of stepping away even for a moment, and the "savior complex" that keeps so many activists and journalists from resting. It's a raw look at what it costs to bear witness — and why Izzy says he isn't planning to stop. This episode covers heavy material, including grief, substance use, and a young man's death. Listener discretion advised. https://lataco.com/author/izzy-ramirez https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host John Carlos Frey sits down with longtime civil rights organizer Eric Ward — Executive Vice President of Race Forward and a Senior Fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center — to unpack the argument at the center of his recent Colorlines essay, "The Latest ICE Surge Is Political Violence." Drawing on nearly four decades of organizing work, Ward lays out why he believes the current wave of ICE enforcement is not simply aggressive immigration policy, but a deliberate campaign of political intimidation — one aimed at all Americans, not only immigrants and refugees. He traces the throughline from the three cornerstone pillars of the 1960s civil rights victories (the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, and the Immigration and Nationality Act) to the tactics now on display: masked agents, unmarked vehicles, courthouse and workplace operations, missing body-camera footage, and resistance to transparency. Ward and Frey dig into the data behind the rhetoric of "public safety" and "criminality," the rise of Great Replacement Theory inside mainstream political discourse, and the historical parallel Ward draws to selective enforcement under Jim Crow. The conversation closes on a practical note: what ordinary people — voters, journalists, artists, and neighbors — can actually do to push back, from small daily acts of courage to showing up at the polls in November. https://colorlines.com/article/project/latest-ice-surge-political-violence https://www.raceforward.org/ https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ICE has become a national deportation policing force — and according to a bombshell new ACLU report, it's operating with a level of violence and impunity America has never seen before. In this episode of The Raid, host John Carlos Frey sits down with Naureen Shah, Director of Government Affairs for the Equality Division at the American Civil Liberties Union and a longtime human rights lawyer, researcher, and advocate. Naureen leads the ACLU's immigration policy and advocacy work and previously served as Senior Director of Campaigns at Amnesty International USA and Acting Director of Columbia Law School's Human Rights Clinic. She joins the podcast to break down the ACLU's new report, "Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration's National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities." The report documents 1,200 incidents across eight states in 2025, more than 400 of which involved corroborated civil rights violations — including U.S. citizens caught in the crossfire, dangerous restraint tactics used dozens of times, and a pattern of force used not in response to threats, but as a tool of intimidation and control. https://www.aclu.org/publications/agents-of-chaos-and-cruelty-how-the-trump-administrations-national-deportation-policing-force-has-attacked-american-communities https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Host John Carlos Frey sits down with Sennett Devermont — known online as Mr. Checkpoint — the Southern California activist who built a nationwide alert network for DUI checkpoints, ICE operations, and police activity. Sennett traces his journey from a 2011 San Diego State student warning classmates about unconstitutional, unpublicized checkpoints to becoming one of the most recognizable "film the police" advocates in the country. The two also confront the sharper edges of the moment: the lack of accountability inside police departments, the retaliation faced by officers who report misconduct, and how ICE operates with even less transparency and oversight than local law enforcement. Sennett connects the dots to the billions of dollars flowing into policing and surveillance infrastructure, the criminalization of witnesses and citizen journalists, and why he now sees jury duty and law school — he just started his second year — as his next front line for reform. It's a candid, sometimes emotional conversation about fear, privilege, and what it actually costs to keep a camera rolling — plus concrete advice for anyone who wants to document an ICE or police encounter but doesn't know where to start. https://aftp.org/ @afp_foundation https://mrcheckpoint.com/en/ @Mrcheckpoint https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For months, The Raid has covered America's deportation machine through the eyes of journalists, experts, and activists — but the voices most missing from the conversation have been the immigrants living it. In this episode, host John Carlos Frey sits down with veteran journalist Charles Fleming, a 40-year newsroom journalist and former Los Angeles Times editor, who came out of retirement to find and tell the personal stories that mainstream media can't — often under strict anonymity, because the people he interviews have too much to lose. Fleming shares the story of Javier, who paints and sells his work under the name "Deported Artist." Born in Tijuana by accident — his mother crossed the border late in her pregnancy to see her dying father — Javier was raised his entire life in Oakland, California, alongside U.S. citizen siblings, with no understanding that he was undocumented. After serving a lengthy prison sentence, he was deported to Tijuana, a country he'd never known, where he has spent the last seven years rebuilding his life from nothing. His art — raw, political, and deeply personal — has become both his therapy and his voice. This is a conversation about who gets a second chance in America, who doesn't, and what's lost when a country stops asking that question. https://fleminguncounted.substack.com/p/uncounted https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

At just 27, Sasha Renée Pérez became the youngest female mayor in San Gabriel Valley history. Now she's the youngest member of the California State Senate — and she's using that seat to take on ICE. Host, John Carlos Frey sits down with Senator Pérez to talk about her journey from Alhambra City Council to Sacramento, and the wave of legislation she's championing to protect immigrant communities across California. Pérez talks candidly about the online threats she receives, why she believes conversation (not conflict) is the path to bridging political divides, and what she thinks everyday people can do in the run-up to the midterms to protect their undocumented neighbors and preserve democracy. https://sd25.senate.ca.gov/ https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.