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This edition: Will the Courts Be the Brakes on Trump's Mass Deportations?

Episode Details

Original tape date: April 9, 2026. First aired: April 28, 2026.

In March 2025, invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, never before used in peacetime, Trump, in violation of a court order, sent hundreds of Venezuelan men, alleged to be gang members, to the infamous CECOT prison in El Salvador. Lee Gelernt of the American Civil Liberties Union tells Jim Zirin of the lawsuits that rescued them from torture and abuse.

Guest List

Lee Gelernt Lawyer, American Civil Liberties Union

  • Will the Courts Be the Brakes on Trump's Mass Deportations?
  • Tuesday, April 28 - 10:30pm
  • Wednesday, April 29 - 10:30pm
  • Thursday, April 30 - 10:30pm
  • Monday, May 4 - 10:30pm
  • Tuesday, May 5 - 10:30pm
  • Wednesday, May 6 - 10:30pm
  • Thursday, May 7 - 10:30pm
  • How Can We Reform Homeland Security?
  • Monday, April 13 - 10:30pm
  • Tuesday, April 14 - 10:30pm
  • Wednesday, April 15 - 10:30pm
  • Thursday, April 16 - 10:30pm
  • Monday, April 20 - 10:30pm
  • Tuesday, April 21 - 10:30pm
  • Wednesday, April 22 - 10:30pm
  • Thursday, April 23 - 10:30pm
  • Monday, April 27 - 10:30pm